Perryfields Academy

State-Funded School

perryfields-academy-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

SmethwickConstituency

B68 0RGPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Perryfields 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 682 pupils. Perryfields Academy is part of BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2018

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.79

Ethnicity

White

46%

Asian

15%

Black

15%

Mixed

17%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

682

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 682
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST

Inspection history

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

School remains Good (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 10 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
14 Feb 2018	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.