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Oldbury Academy

URN 137701 · SandwellOpen

Inspection history (6)

  1. 2 Jun 2026

    Report card · published 17 Sept 2026

    Safeguarding met
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Attendance and behaviourExpected
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    InclusionExpected
    Leadership and governanceExpected
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected

    Andrew Madden (lead), Amjid Zaman, Ed Leighton, Jacqui Swindlehurst, Will Keddie

  2. 8 Dec 2021

    School inspection (EIF) · published 26 Jan 2022

    Good
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood

    Thomas Walton (lead), Clare Considine, Graeme Rudland, Mike Onyon, Sal Yunus

  3. 6 Dec 2017

    School inspection (CIF) · published 18 Jan 2018

    Requires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    OutcomesRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement

    Richard Gill (lead), Clare Considine, David Hughes, Jane Epton, Steve Lunt

  4. 24 Sept 2015

    School inspection (CIF) · published 9 Nov 2015

    Requires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    OutcomesRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement

    Richard Sutton (lead), Alison Broomfield, Gwendoline Onyon, Huw Bishop, Sukhbir Farar

  5. 25 Sept 2013

    School inspection (CIF) · published 14 Oct 2013

    Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

    Julie Price-Grimshaw (lead), Elizabeth Macfarlane, John Taylor, Kevin Harrison, Shahnaz Maqsood

  6. —

    Academy letter · Academy conversion · published 18 Feb 2012

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Details

URN
137701
Type
Academy converter
Local authority
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Address
Pound Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8NE
Reports on record
6
Earliest report
25 Sept 2013
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Opened
01-12-2011
Region
West Midlands
Status
Open
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
1550
Age Range
11 - 16
Age range
11 to 16
Telephone
01215333750
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Headteacher
Mr Barry Morley
Pupils on roll
1193
Pupils' gender
Mixed
School capacity
1550
Number of pupils
1193
Religious character
Does Not Apply
Free school meals (%)
53.60

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