Shireland Biomedical Utc

State-Funded School

shireland-biomedical-utc-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

West BromwichConstituency

B70 8DJPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Shireland Biomedical Utc is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 520 pupils. Shireland Biomedical Utc is part of SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

23%

Asian

39%

Black

21%

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

520

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

54%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 520
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Jan 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement
18 Mar 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.