Bristnall Hall Academy

About Bristnall Hall Academy

Bristnall Hall Academy is a secondary school in Oldbury, Sandwell, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,098 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 48.1 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 0.9 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of secondary schools nationally.

38% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 68% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Bristnall Hall Academy is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 249 first choices for 188 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.82 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 87% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.3%. There are about 15.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 39% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.