{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox school | name = Sandwell Academy | image = File:Sandwell Academy Logo.png | image_size = | coordinates = {{coord|52.50837|-1.96713|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | established = {{Start date|2006}} | closed = | type = Academy | religious_affiliation = | president = | head_label = Headteacher | head = James Saunders | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = | specialist = | address = Halfords Lane | city = West Bromwich | county = West Midlands | country = England | postal_code = B71 4LG | local_authority = | ofsted = yes | urn = 134993 | staff = | enrolment = | gender = Coeducational | lower_age = 11 | upper_age = 18 | houses = | colours = | publication = | website = https://sandwellacademy.com/ }} '''Sandwell Academy''' is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in West Bromwich in the West Midlands, England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandwellacademy.com/ |title=Home |publisher=Sandwell Academy |date= |accessdate=2013-08-11}}</ref>
==School== The school opened in 2006 and has since opened a new, on-site building with various fitness, IT and classroom facilities.
The school is sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Mercers, Thomas Telford School, HSBC Education Trust, Tarmac Group and West Bromwich Albion F.C.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandwellacademy.com/page/sponsors.aspx |title=About The Sponsors |publisher=Sandwell Academy |date=1968-05-18 |accessdate=2013-08-11 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730054744/http://www.sandwellacademy.com/page/sponsors.aspx |archivedate=2013-07-30 |df= }}</ref> The school has specialisms in Sport and Business Enterprise and has additional facilities to support the specialisms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandwellacademy.com/page/Specialism-and-Vision.aspx |title=Specialism and Vision |publisher=Sandwell Academy |date= |accessdate=2013-08-11 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730054625/http://www.sandwellacademy.com/page/Specialism-and-Vision.aspx |archivedate=2013-07-30 |df= }}</ref>
Sandwell Academy operates a wide catchment area which includes all of West Bromwich and the entirety of Sandwell. The school achieved an "Outstanding" rating in its most recent Ofsted inspection (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandwellacademy.com/page/ofsted.aspx |title=Ofsted - Sandwell Academy |publisher=Sandwell Academy |date= |accessdate=2016-11-13}}</ref> Notable former pupils include Jerome Sinclair,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esfa.co.uk/competitions/?2010/Boys/u14b_sc/6 |title=2010–2011 competitions: ESFA Under 14 Premier League Schools' Cup: Round 6 |publisher=English Schools' Football Association |access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> Joe Fraser<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fraser House - Sandwell Academy |url=https://www.sandwellacademy.com/page/fraser.aspx |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=www.sandwellacademy.com}}</ref> and Morgan Rogers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tanswell |first=Jacob |last2=Madeley |first2=Steve |date=2024-02-01 |title=Morgan Rogers' journey from West Brom wonderkid to Aston Villa – via Man City and Middlesbrough |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5234870/2024/02/01/morgan-rogers-aston-villa-transfer/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.sandwellacademy.com/ Sandwell Academy official website]
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Category:West Bromwich Category:Secondary schools in Sandwell Category:Academies in Sandwell Category:Educational institutions established in 2006 Category:2006 establishments in England