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We hold no published cut-off distance for Sandwell Academy. The council's note for each year is in the table below.
In 2026-27, Sandwell Academy received 1,115 applications for 200 places — around 5.6 per place. 321 named it as a first preference, or about 1.6 first choices per place.
Sandwell Academy has an upcoming open event: open day on Monday, 19 October 2026. Seeing the school in person is the best way to judge whether the cut-off numbers above should worry you.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Furthest distance offere… | 200 | 1115 | 321 |
| 2025-26 | Furthest distance offere… | 196 offered | 1106 | 390 |
| 2024-25 | Furthest distance offere… | 196 offered | 1231 | 414 |
| 2023-24 | Appeal data only (no PAN… | 192 offered | 1226 | 458 |
| 2022-23 | — | 194 offered | 1333 | 492 |
| 2021-22 | — | 200 offered | 1495 | 515 |
| 2020-21 | — | 196 offered | 1542 | 596 |
| 2019-20 | — | 200 offered | 1549 | 625 |
| 2018-19 | — | 200 offered | 1513 | 703 |
| 2017-18 | — | 199 offered | 1442 | 631 |
| 2016-17 | — | 200 offered | 1375 | 508 |
| 2015-16 | — | 180 offered | 1357 | 525 |
| 2014-15 | — | 180 offered | 1358 | 585 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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