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Education in Sandwell

Metropolitan borough

The middle of the West Midlands. 352,918 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 86 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Sandwell, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Sandwell had 132 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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132
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Sandwell had 132 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Sandwell among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Sandwell is 132.

Schools

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Schools in Sandwell

Sandwell has 132 open schools: 93 primary, 22 secondary, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 6 independent and 3 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
4
Good
34
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

40 of the 121 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and July 2024.

26 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

24 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Sandwell

4 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Grove Vale Primary School (July 2024), Old Park Primary School (May 2024), Shireland Technology Primary (October 2023), Bristnall Hall Academy (November 2023).

Primary (93)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Abbey Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7280School remains Good, March 2023
Abbey Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11357Standards maintained, March 202574% met KS2 standard
Albert Pritchard Infant SchoolFoundation school3 to 7244Good (overall), July 2023
All Saints CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11454Good (overall), June 202462% met KS2 standard
Annie Lennard Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11229Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade62% met KS2 standard
Bearwood Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11465School remains Good, May 202364% met KS2 standard
Blackheath Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11456Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
Bleakhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11432Good (overall), June 202348% met KS2 standard
Brandhall Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11431School remains Good, April 202473% met KS2 standard
Brickhouse Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11205Good (overall), January 202347% met KS2 standard
Burnt Tree Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11444Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
Cape Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11488Good (overall), June 202347% met KS2 standard
Causeway Green Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11427Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures
Corngreaves AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11209Good (overall), February 202383% met KS2 standard
Crocketts Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11472Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade65% met KS2 standard
Devonshire Infant AcademyAcademy converter2 to 7346Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Devonshire Junior AcademyAcademy converter7 to 11349School remains Good, September 202271% met KS2 standard
Eaton Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11446School remains Good, February 202354% met KS2 standard
Ferndale Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11551Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met66% met KS2 standard
Galton Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11456Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), February 202071% met KS2 standard
George Betts Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11383School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 202480% met KS2 standard
Glebefields Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11366Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade46% met KS2 standard
Grace Mary Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11241Standards maintained, November 202480% met KS2 standard
Great Bridge Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11457School remains Good, May 202467% met KS2 standard
Grove Vale Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11421Outstanding (overall), July 202483% met KS2 standard
Hall Green Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11466School remains Good, March 202353% met KS2 standard
Hamstead Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11423School remains Good, September 202167% met KS2 standard
Hanbury Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11452Good (overall), April 202350% met KS2 standard
Hargate Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11493School remains Outstanding, April 202466% met KS2 standard
Harvills Hawthorn Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11452Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Hateley Heath AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11418Good (overall), February 202457% met KS2 standard
Highfields Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11403School remains Good, March 202458% met KS2 standard
Holy Name Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11191School remains Good, February 2022
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11454Good (overall), April 202364% met KS2 standard
Holyhead Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11261Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met60% met KS2 standard
Joseph Turner Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11408Good (overall), March 202470% met KS2 standard
Jubilee Park AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11200Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), January 202067% met KS2 standard
King George V Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11230Some aspects not as strong, November 202470% met KS2 standard
Langley Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11440School remains Good, October 202281% met KS2 standard
Lightwoods Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11413Good (overall), May 202463% met KS2 standard
Lodge Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11418Standards maintained, April 202561% met KS2 standard
Lyng Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11453Standards maintained, February 202563% met KS2 standard
Mesty Croft PrimaryAcademy converter3 to 11410Good (overall), February 202346% met KS2 standard
Moat Farm Infant SchoolAcademy converter2 to 7407Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met
Moat Farm Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11477Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met78% met KS2 standard
Moorlands Primary SchoolFoundation school5 to 11206Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met55% met KS2 standard
Newtown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11203Good (overall), July 202448% met KS2 standard
Oakham Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11466Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade68% met KS2 standard
Ocker Hill AcademyAcademy converter7 to 11248Good (overall), April 202477% met KS2 standard
Ocker Hill Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7221Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Old Hill Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11237Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met72% met KS2 standard
Old Park Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11471Outstanding (overall), May 202468% met KS2 standard
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11415Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Park Hill Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11231Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met53% met KS2 standard
Pennyhill Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11647Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met52% met KS2 standard
Perryfields Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11316Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
Reddal Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11420Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met43% met KS2 standard
Rood End Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11428Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Rounds Green Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11367Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade51% met KS2 standard
Rowley Hall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11585Requires improvement (overall), July 2024, before the school changed
Ryders Green Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11452Good (overall), July 202377% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11418Good (overall), March 202259% met KS2 standard
Shireland Hall Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11661Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met69% met KS2 standard
Shireland Technology PrimaryFree schools3 to 11440Outstanding (overall), October 202375% met KS2 standard
Silvertrees AcademyAcademy converter3 to 7314Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Springfield Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11439Good (overall), February 202473% met KS2 standard
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11188Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade71% met KS2 standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11230Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met57% met KS2 standard
St James CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11449Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met59% met KS2 standard
St John Bosco Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11244Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade83% met KS2 standard
St John's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11193Good (overall), February 202373% met KS2 standard
St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11221Good (overall), June 202248% met KS2 standard
St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11233Good (overall), October 202252% met KS2 standard
St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11229Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade42% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11232Standards maintained, November 202452% met KS2 standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11470Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met71% met KS2 standard
St Pauls Church of England AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11195School remains Good, June 202369% met KS2 standard
St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11209School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 202450% met KS2 standard
Summerhill Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11778Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
Tameside Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11388Good (overall), February 202375% met KS2 standard
Temple Meadow Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11418School remains Good, May 202341% met KS2 standard
The Priory Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11458Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
Timbertree AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11221Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade86% met KS2 standard
Tipton Green Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11342Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met57% met KS2 standard
Tividale Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11445Good (overall), October 202362% met KS2 standard
Tividale Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11430Standards maintained, April 202559% met KS2 standard
Uplands Manor Primary School and NurseryCommunity school3 to 11734Good (overall), May 202355% met KS2 standard
Victoria Park PrimaryAcademy converter2 to 11604Good (overall), December 202358% met KS2 standard
Wednesbury Oak AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11439Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met66% met KS2 standard
Whitecrest Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11197Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade74% met KS2 standard
Wood Green Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11340Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met60% met KS2 standard
Yew Tree Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11615Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard

Secondary (22)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bristnall Hall AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,088Outstanding (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 51.6
George Salter AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,377School remains Good, May 2023Attainment 8: 40.5
Gospel Oak SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,140Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 39.2
Holly Lodge High School College of ScienceFoundation school11 to 181,636Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 38.5
Oldbury AcademyAcademy converter11 to 161,193Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 39.5
Ormiston Forge AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,643Standards maintained, April 2025Attainment 8: 40.1
Ormiston Sandwell Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,139School remains Good, October 2023Attainment 8: 44.7
Perryfields AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16682School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024Attainment 8: 41.4
Q3 Academy Great BarrAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,153School remains Good, September 2022Attainment 8: 44.1
Q3 Academy LangleyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,490Improved significantly, December 2024Attainment 8: 50.4
Q3 Academy TiptonAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,563Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 34.1
Sandwell AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,463Good (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 49.0
Shireland Biomedical UtcUniversity technical college11 to 19520Requires improvement (overall), November 2023
Shireland CBSO AcademyFree schools11 to 19457No outcome in Ofsted's file
Shireland Collegiate AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,585Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 45.7
St Michael's Church of England High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 161,213School remains Good, January 2023Attainment 8: 47.4
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 18807Good (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 41.5
The Phoenix CollegiateFoundation school11 to 181,770Good (overall), February 2023Attainment 8: 38.9
West Bromwich Collegiate AcademyFree schools11 to 16774Good (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 48.4
Windsor Olympus AcademyFree schools11 to 16533No outcome in Ofsted's file
Wodensborough Ormiston AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,119Report card, November 2025: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 41.0
Wood Green AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,518Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), February 2020Attainment 8: 43.9

Special (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Compass Community School Victoria ParkOther independent special school6 to 1730No outcome in Ofsted's file
Elm Tree Primary AcademyFree schools special4 to 11125Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
High Point AcademyFree schools special11 to 16115Good (overall), May 2024
The Meadows SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19262Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
The Orchard SchoolCommunity special school2 to 11173Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
The Westminster SchoolCommunity special school7 to 19306Good (overall), July 2024
Tipton Green CollegeOther independent special school11 to 1930No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Sandwell CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Al Khair Primary SchoolOther independent school2 to 1170Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Blackwater Academy SandwellOther independent school11 to 1638Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Impact Independent SchoolOther independent school11 to 16110Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Sandwell Valley SchoolOther independent school11 to 1940Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The British Muslim SchoolOther independent school11 to 1674Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
V.A.S.E AcademyOther independent school10 to 1839Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Albright Education CentrePupil referral unit5 to 1820Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Sandwell Community SchoolPupil referral unit11 to 16107School remains Good, April 2024
The Primrose CentrePupil referral unit5 to 1112Good (overall), December 2022

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.