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EnglandWest Bromwich

Schools in West Bromwich

Red-brick terraces and inter-war housing estates spread across the low Black Country plateau of West Bromwich, a market town in the borough of Sandwell with a 2021 Census population of around 103,000. Sandwell Valley Country Park and the adjacent RSPB nature reserve give the town a green northern fringe. The town grew from a rural village into a centre of coal mining, ironstone working, and metal trades during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, shaping the brick-built streets that still define much of the borough today.

The West Midlands Metro links the town centre to Birmingham New Street in around twenty minutes. Hill Top and Charlemont are among the most sought-after pockets for primary school catchments, with Dartmouth extending the school-competitive belt towards the town centre. Hargate and Ryders Green form the broader residential ring.

Area Performance

West Bromwich schools rank in the top 58% of England

Across 30 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.31/10, -0.13 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

9% Elite

Distribution across all West Bromwich schools

9%
26%
57%
9%
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping

West Bromwich vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 58%

Across all ranked West Bromwich schools

Top 53%Primaryavg #7,947 of 14,978
Top 59%Secondaryavg #2,167 of 3,680
Top 77%Sixth formavg #1,825 of 2,376

Primary schools: 17 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.28 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,947
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 53% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
60%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.28 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,947
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 53% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
60%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 7 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.30 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,167
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 59% of 3,680

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
34.8
-4.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.30 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,167
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 59% of 3,680

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
34.8
-4.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Sixth form schools: 6 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-1.09 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,825
-27 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 77% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
13%
-12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
36%
-14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-1.09 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,825
-27 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 77% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
13%
-12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
36%
-14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%

Overall Oxbridge

#1,081

3 ranked schools · -167 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

13

Offers

3

Offer rate23.1%
+0.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#287

2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

6

Offers

0

Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#612

3 ranked schools · +161 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

7

Offers

3

Offer rate42.9%
+13.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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