Exam & Assessment results

The Academy

These results maintain Shireland’s position as one of the best schools in Sandwell for the progress that we make with our students from their starting points. We are extremely proud of the hard work and dedication of staff and students in achieving these levels of progress.

SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY'S RESULTS

The academy’s KS4 results for 2024-25

KS4 headline measures 

SCA 

Sandwell 

% grade 5+ in English and mathematics 

37.0% 

33.5% 

% grade 4+ in English and mathematics 

59.6% 

55.2% 

Attainment 8 

44.4 

41.7 

Progress 8 

N/A due to students not taking Yr6 SATs (Covid) 

 

The academy’s KS5 results for 2024-25

Overall SCA 
3 A*-B including facilitating subjects 17.3% 
3 A*-C including facilitating subjects 42.9% 
3 A*-E including facilitatingsubjects 93.9% 
A LevelsSCA 
A*-A 10.0% 
A*-B 29.8% 
A*-C 55.1% 
A*-E 94.9% 
Applied General (inc BTECs) SCA 
Distinction+ 63% 
Merit+ 93% 
Pass+ 99% 
Headlines SCA Sandwell 
Overall Average Points Score (APS) 31.17 (C) 27.95 (C-) 
A Level APS 31.24 (C) 27.89 (C-) 
Applied General APS 32.28 (Dist-) 26.93 (Merit+) 
Tech Levels APS 34.17 (Dist) 24.99 (Merit) 

The academy’s 16-18 performance tables page can be found here.

KS4

Percentage of students achieving grades 5+ in English and mathematicsAttainment 8Progress 8EBacc average points score
41%46.99+0.383.90
Percentage of students achieving grades 4+ in English and mathematics
63%

KS5

In 2022-23, our Sixth Form achieved the following grades:
A Level
A*-A: 14%
A*-B: 38%
A*-C: 62%
A*-E: 93%

Applied General qualifications (including BTECs):
Distinction+: 68%
Merit+: 93%
Pass+: 99%

The academy’s 16-18 performance tables page can be found here.

These results maintain Shireland’s position as one of the best schools in Sandwell for the progress that we make with our students from their starting points.  We are extremely proud of the hard work and dedication of staff and students in achieving these levels of progress.

Further details on how each of these figures are calculated can be found here and comparisons with other Sandwell schools can be found here.

If you would like to learn more about progress measures, the DfE has an excellent informational video here.

80% of students at the Academy entered the EBacc in 2022-2023.

Our most recently available data for the percentage of students staying in education or employment after Key Stage 4 was 97% (data collated for 2021 leavers). This is the most available figure.