Sandwell Academy is a

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

and

sixth form In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...

with academy status located in

West Bromwich West Bromwich ( ) is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is north-west of Birmingham. West Bromwich is part of the area known as the Black Country, in terms of geography, ...

in the

West Midlands West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

, England. The school opened in 2006 and has since opened a new, on-site building with various fitness, IT and classroom facilities. The school is sponsored by the

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, HSBC Education Trust,

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and West Bromwich Albion F.C. The school has specialisms in Sport and Business Enterprise and has additional facilities to support the specialisms. Sandwell Academy operates a wide catchment area which includes all of West Bromwich and the entirety of

Sandwell Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands conurbation. According to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, t ...

. The school achieved an 'Outstanding' rating in its most recent

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inspection (2014). Notable former pupils include footballer

Jerome Sinclair Jerome Terence Sinclair (born 20 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward. He represented England up to under-17 level. He spent his youth at West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool, making his senior debut for ...

References

External links

Sandwell Academy official website
West Bromwich Secondary schools in Sandwell Academies in Sandwell Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in England {{WestMidlands-school-stub