Oldbury Academy is a secondary school located in Oldbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Pound Road, Oldbury

School Information

Address: Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Website: http://oldburyacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01215333750
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Philip Shackleton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137701

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1550
Number of Pupils: 1400
Number of Boys: 715
Number of Girls: 685

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -0.34 to -0.05
Of the 302 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 291 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.6
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Causeway Green Primary School
Penncricket Lane , B68 8LX
3out of 4 701 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
Moat Road , B68 8ED
4out of 4 713 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Moat Farm Junior School
Brookfields Road , B68 9QR
3out of 4 891 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Moat Farm Infant School
Brookfields Road , B68 9QR
3out of 4 891 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bleakhouse Primary School
Bleakhouse Road , B68 9DS
3out of 4 997 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road , B68 8NE
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Q3 Academy Langley
Moat Road , B68 8ED
3out of 4 895 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bristnall Hall Academy
Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA
3out of 4 1,307 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Perryfields Academy
Oldacre Road , B68 0RG
- not rated 1,565 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane , B67 7JG
3out of 4 2,713 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD
4out of 4 858 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR
- not rated 875 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Primrose Centre
Throne Road , B65 9JP
3out of 4 1,795 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Halesbury School
Feldon Lane , B62 9DR
3out of 4 2,060 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Westminster School
Hawes Lane , B65 9AL
4out of 4 3,009 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.