Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy

State-Funded School

ormiston-sandwell-community-academy-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

West BromwichConstituency

B69 2HEPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,139 pupils. Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.43

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

32%

Black

10%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,139

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,139
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Ormiston Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 25 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
21 May 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.