Councils · England · Sandwell
Schools in Sandwell, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 93 primary, 22 secondary — with Sandwell’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Sandwell’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Sandwell’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN SANDWELL
Find your shortlist.
All 131state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 93
Abbey Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Abbey Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Albert Pritchard Infant School
Foundation school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
All Saints CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Annie Lennard Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Not judged
Bearwood Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Blackheath Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rowley Regis
Ofsted · Good
Bleakhouse Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Brandhall Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Brickhouse Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rowley Regis
Ofsted · Good
Burnt Tree Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Not judged
Cape Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Causeway Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Corngreaves Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Cradley Heath
Ofsted · Good
Crocketts Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Outstanding
Devonshire Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Outstanding
Devonshire Junior Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Eaton Valley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Ferndale Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Galton Valley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
George Betts Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Glebefields Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Grace Mary Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Outstanding
Great Bridge Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
Grove Vale Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hall Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Hamstead Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Hanbury Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Hargate Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harvills Hawthorn Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hateley Heath Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Highfields Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Rowley Regis
Ofsted · Good
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Not judged yet
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Holyhead Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
Joseph Turner Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
Jubilee Park Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
King George V Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Langley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Lightwoods Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Oldbury, Sandwell
Ofsted · Good
Lodge Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Lyng Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Mesty Croft Primary
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
Moat Farm Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Moat Farm Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Moorlands Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Newtown Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Oakham Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Not judged
Ocker Hill Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
Ocker Hill Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Outstanding
Old Hill Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cradley Heath
Ofsted · Good
Old Park Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Outstanding
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Outstanding
Park Hill Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Pennyhill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Perryfields Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Reddal Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cradley Heath
Ofsted · Good
Rood End Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Not judged
Rounds Green Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rowley Hall Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rowley Regis
Not judged yet
Ryders Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
Shireland Hall Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Outstanding
Shireland Technology Primary
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Outstanding
Silvertrees Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Not judged
Springfield Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rowley Regis
Ofsted · Good
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Not judged
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Outstanding
St James CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Outstanding
St John's Church of England Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Not judged
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
St Pauls Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Summerhill Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
Tameside Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
Temple Meadow Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cradley Heath
Ofsted · Good
The Priory Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
Timbertree Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cradley Heath
Ofsted · Good
Tipton Green Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Tividale Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Tividale Hall Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Victoria Park Primary
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Wednesbury Oak Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
Whitecrest Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Wood Green Junior School
Foundation school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
Yew Tree Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Walsall
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 22
Bristnall Hall Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Outstanding
George Salter Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Gospel Oak School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Inadequate
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Foundation school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Oldbury Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Forge Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Cradley Heath
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Perryfields Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Q3 Academy Langley
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Good
Q3 Academy Tipton
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sandwell Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Shireland Biomedical Utc
University technical college · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Shireland CBSO Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Not judged yet
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Not judged
St Michael's Church of England High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Rowley Regis
Ofsted · Good
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
The Phoenix Collegiate
Foundation school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Windsor Olympus Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Birmingham
Not judged yet
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
Wood Green Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 16
Al Khair Primary School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · West Midlands
Ofsted · Good
Aspire AP School 2
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Smethwick
Ofsted · Good
Blackwater Academy Sandwell
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Tipton
Not judged yet
Compass Community School Victoria Park
Other independent special school · Ages 6-17 · Mixed · Tipton
Ofsted · Good
Dudley Port School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Dudley Port
Ofsted · Good
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Free schools special · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Not judged yet
High Point Academy
Free schools special · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Wednesbury
Ofsted · Good
Sandwell College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Good
Sandwell Valley School
Other independent school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · West Bromwich
Ofsted · Outstanding
Shenstone Lodge School
Academy special converter · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Lichfield
Ofsted · Good
The British Muslim School
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Boys · West Midlands
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Meadows School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Orchard School
Community special school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Oldbury
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Westminster School
Community special school · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Rowley Regis
Ofsted · Good
Tipton Green College
Other independent special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Tipton
Not judged yet
V.A.S.E Academy
Other independent school · Ages 10-18 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Sandwell.
If you live in Sandwell, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Sandwell secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Sandwell often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.