Shireland Collegiate Academy

Located in the town of Smethwick, West Midlands, Shireland Collegiate Academy is a large secondary school, with over 1100 pupils aged 11-19. A co-educational academy, the school first opened as an academy in 2007, having been founded a hundred years prior, and is fully managed by the Collegiate Academy Trust. The trust is only responsible for the management of Shireland Collegiate Academy. The school has a large and extremely diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in its student intake. Shireland Collegiate Academy, also has special provision for students with Special Educational Needs, as a result a higher-than-average number of these students attend the school. 

Headteacher

Sir Mark Grundy

Values and Vision

The curriculum at Shireland Collegiate Academy is unusual, both in terms of structure and teaching. The school has a very strong focus on technology, with ICT playing a huge role in the education of students across all subjects. In terms of organisation, Key Stage 3 students at the school spend a great deal of time with the same teacher, and older students follow a curriculum focused on equipping students with a diverse skill-set reflective of the modern workplace. 

Ofsted

“This is an exceptional academy, which has maintained and built upon the very high standards seen at the last inspection. n Students, staff and parents are, quite rightly, proud to be associated with this academy. As one student said, ‘I feel privileged to be a student here.’”

The full report into Shireland Collegiate Academy can be found here.