Gospel Oak School
About the school
Gospel Oak School is an open secondary school in Sandwell.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 30 September 2025
- Published
- 22 October 2025
- Inspection type
- Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 3
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 32.8
- Sandwell
- 41.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Sandwell
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 17.60%
- Sandwell
- 33.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 36.10%
- Sandwell
- 55.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 6.50%
- Sandwell
- 28.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.64
- Sandwell
- 3.6
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 22.91
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1210
Girls
48.43%
Boys
51.57%
SEN support
13.31%
Education, health and care plan
1.57%
English as an additional language
14.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
46.44%
Overall absence
9.23
Persistent absence
27.64
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
213
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
50
Sustained education or employment
70%
Higher education
26%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
30%