Teacher of Science
Closes 18 Nov
Full time
Key Responsibilities: To develop, plan and deliver effective and high-quality learning experiences for all students they teach. Be accountable for the learning and achievement of…
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is a secondary free school in West Bromwich, United Kingdom with 774 pupils, part of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 20 February 2024. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teacher of Science (closes 18 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
- Head
- Mary Henderson
- Trust or group
- Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
- Type
- Free school, Secondary
- Pupils
- 774 pupils · 48% girls · 38.6% eligible for free school meals · 44.1% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 77 (9.9%) on SEN support · 38 (4.9%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- Sandwell
- Location
- West Bromwich, B70 7LE, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01213934850
- Visa sponsorship
- Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust.
Register of licensed sponsors, 11 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does. - Website
- wbca.school
- Register number
- URN 147182 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Good, inspected 20 February 2024
Vacancies (1)
Exam results
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 48.4 | 46.1% |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 37.0% |
| 2023/24 | 43.0 | 33.1% |
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 20 February 2024 | Graded inspection | Good |
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 54.0 | 14.3 | – | 0 | £49,166 |
| 2024/25 | 58.4 | 13.3 | 18% | 0 | £45,817 |
| 2023/24 | 52.4 | 15.3 | 10% | 0 | £42,246 |
| 2022/23 | 43.2 | 14.9 | 23% | 0 | £39,088 |
| 2021/22 | 30.4 | 16.1 | 16% | 0 | £39,242 |
| 2020/21 | 22.2 | 14.9 | 5% | 0 | £36,570 |
Earlier years (2019/20 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 0% | 0 | £38,308 |
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6.5% | 3.1% | 16.5% | 2.1% |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 2.7% | 18.6% | 2.0% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 2.2% | 17.0% | 1.1% |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 1.8% | 18.3% | 1.4% |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 1.0% | 18.6% | 1.2% |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 0.8% | 7.7% | 0.6% |
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Administration Assistant, Head of Geography, SEN Teacher ASC Specialism. Last advertised September 2026.
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Sources
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.
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