Schools in West Bromwich
West Bromwich's 17 primary schools and 6 secondaries are administered by Sandwell Council, which coordinates all in-borough admissions and publishes its pan-Sandwell composite prospectus each October. Catchment boundaries in the town centre and the Greets Green corridor tend to be tight - the most oversubscribed primaries offered within 0.5 miles in the 2024 round - so checking your measured distance before naming preferences is essential.
For secondary places, the Black Country Mix includes both community schools and academy trusts that set their own supplementary criteria. Sandwell's published co-ordinated scheme means parents submit a single application via the council, but faith and academy oversubscription criteria can differ from the community-school distance tiebreaker. Use the catchment.school postcode tool to compare last-offered distances across all West Bromwich secondaries before the October deadline.
School demand in West Bromwich
Across the 25 schools in West Bromwich with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 10 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in West Bromwich have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
5 of the schools in West Bromwich are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Sandwell, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
12 of the schools in West Bromwich have a current Ofsted rating, of which 11 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in West Bromwich: 7 oversubscribed (17)
Hargate Primary School
Primary · Community school
West Bromwich · B71 1PG
Moorlands Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
West Bromwich · B71 2NZ
Eaton Valley Primary School
Primary · Community school
West Bromwich · B71 4BU
Lyng Primary School
Primary · Community school
West Bromwich · B70 7SQ
Lodge Primary School
Primary · Community school
West Bromwich · B70 8PN
Hall Green Primary School
Primary · Community school
West Bromwich · B71 2JQ
Ryders Green Primary School
Primary · Community school
West Bromwich · B70 9UJ
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
West Bromwich · B70 6NF
St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
West Bromwich · B71 1RP
All Saints CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
West Bromwich · B71 1QN
Hanbury Primary School
Primary · Community school
West Bromwich · B70 9NT
King George V Primary School
Primary · Community school
West Bromwich · B70 6JA
Harvills Hawthorn Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
West Bromwich · B70 0NG
Pennyhill Primary School
Primary · Community school
West Bromwich · B71 3BU
Newtown Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
West Bromwich · B70 0ES
Hateley Heath Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
West Bromwich · B71 2RP
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
West Bromwich · B71 2ST
Secondary Schools in West Bromwich (6)
Sandwell Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
West Bromwich · B71 4LG
George Salter Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
West Bromwich · B70 9UW
The Phoenix Collegiate
Secondary · Foundation school
West Bromwich · B71 2BX
Shireland Biomedical Utc
Secondary · University technical college
West Bromwich · B70 8DJ
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Secondary · Free schools
West Bromwich · B70 7LE
Shireland CBSO Academy
Secondary · Free schools
West Bromwich · B70 8SZ
Other Schools in West Bromwich (3)
Sandwell College
All through · Further education
West Bromwich · B70 6AW
Sandwell Community School
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
West Bromwich · B71 2JN
Sandwell Valley School
Not applicable · Other independent school
West Bromwich · B70 6QT
Catchment area boundaries for schools in West Bromwich are set by Sandwell and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.