Q3 Academy Great Barr

State-Funded School

q3-academy-great-barr-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

West BromwichConstituency

B43 7SDPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Q3 Academy Great Barr is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,153 pupils. Q3 Academy Great Barr is part of THE MERCIAN TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.84

Ethnicity

White

39%

Asian

33%

Black

12%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,153

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

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 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,153
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE MERCIAN 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 22 September 2022. 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
17 Apr 2013	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.