Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
1,193 pupils · 77% of 1,550 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Free school meals
- 53.6%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 December 2021, published 25 January 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.49 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 169 | 82 | 465 | 139 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 121 | 72 | 332 | 107 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 202 | 84 | 383 | 143 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 239 | 82 | 345 | 124 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 191 | 101 | 335 | 142 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 214 | 89 | 356 | 139 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 210 | 73 | 333 | 127 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 282 | 123 | 459 | 190 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Q3 Academy Langley 0.8 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Bristnall Hall Academy 1.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Perryfields Academy 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Holly Lodge High School College of Science 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Leasowes High School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Michael's Church of England High School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.