Perryfields Academy
About the school
Perryfields Academy 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
- 10 July 2024
- Published
- 17 September 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.8
- 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
- 38.50%
- Sandwell
- 33.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 62.00%
- Sandwell
- 55.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 30.50%
- Sandwell
- 28.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.79
- Sandwell
- 3.6
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
817
Girls
47.37%
Boys
52.63%
SEN support
19.22%
Education, health and care plan
2.45%
English as an additional language
22.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
38.68%
Overall absence
8.78
Persistent absence
26.59
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
221
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
7%