Safeguarding context · Local authority
Sandwell: the safeguarding context
- 134 schools and colleges
- England
- Sandwell Children's Safeguarding Partnership
Evidence of the local risks around every school and college in Sandwell, ready for your policy, your staff and your inspector.
What children's services, the health service and the police record across Sandwell, the local safeguarding arrangements, and the 134 open schools and colleges in the Department for Education register for Sandwell, England. Everything here describes the area. None of it rates a school or college.
£149 for 12 months
First finding · Harm and risk outside the home (ROTH) across Sandwell
Across Sandwell, children's social care recorded gangs, going missing, trafficking and physical abuse by another child in a higher share of assessments than across England.
This describes what social workers record for the whole authority, never a school, a college or any child, and a higher share can reflect better identification as easily as more harm.
Order the report for a school or college in Sandwell
£149 per school, college or campus for 12 months, the same however many an order holds. Choose it from the list below and order from its page. What's included.
Local safeguarding arrangements
Sandwell is covered by Sandwell Children's Safeguarding Partnership.
- Report a concern about a childsandwellchildrenstrust.org
- Sandwell threshold document (continuum of need)sandwellcsp.org.uk
- Request early help in Sandwellsandwellcsp.org.uk
- Allegations against staff: the Sandwell designated officer (LADO)sandwellcsp.org.uk
- Prevent referral route in Sandwellsandwellcsp.org.uk
- Family hubs in Sandwellsandwellfamilyhubs.com
- The partnership's procedures, guidance and trainingsandwellcsp.org.uk
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Links checked 1 November 2026.
What is recorded across Sandwell
Published figures for the whole authority, or the police force area it sits in, beside the national figure named in each table where one is published. Counts below three are shown as fewer than 3.
What children's services record, year to 31 March 2025, the latest year published
Children in need, child protection plans and the factors social workers identified at assessment across Sandwell. The whole authority, never a school, college or setting.
| Measure | Sandwell | England | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children in need at 31 March | 313.2 per 10,000 children (2,775 children) | 330.3 | Similar |
| Children on child protection plans at 31 March | 40.3 per 10,000 children (357 children) | 40.6 | Similar |
| Child criminal exploitation | 3.2% of assessments | 3.2% | Similar |
| Child sexual exploitation | 2.6% of assessments | 2.4% | Similar |
| Gangs | 3% of assessments | 1.7% | Higher |
| Going missing | 4.4% of assessments | 3.3% | Higher |
| Trafficking | 0.6% of assessments | 0.4% | Higher |
| Sexual abuse by another child | 1% of assessments | 2.5% | Lower |
| Physical abuse by another child | 3.4% of assessments | 3% | Higher |
| Domestic abuse, the child as victim | 12.4% of assessments | 11.3% | Similar |
| Domestic abuse, a parent or carer as victim | 42.8% of assessments | 31.7% | Higher |
| Self-harm | 6.9% of assessments | 5% | Higher |
| The child's mental health | 20.8% of assessments | 17.6% | Higher |
| Drug misuse by the child | 5% of assessments | 4.8% | Similar |
| Alcohol misuse by the child | 1.9% of assessments | 2.1% | Similar |
| Socially unacceptable behaviour | 7.8% of assessments | 7% | Higher |
| Neglect | 17.9% of assessments | 17.6% | Similar |
| Emotional abuse | 20.6% of assessments | 19% | Similar |
Department for Education, Children in need, reporting year 2025.
Young people's health and youth justice
Published figures for Sandwell against England; higher or lower is the publisher's own significance test.
| Measure | Period | Sandwell | England | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital admissions for self-harm, ages 10 to 24 | 2023/24 | 192.3 per 100,000, age-standardised | 266.6 | Lower |
| Hospital admissions for violence, including sexual violence, all ages | 2022/23 - 24/25 | 38.6 per 100,000, age-standardised | 31.9 | Higher |
| First-time entrants to the youth justice system, ages 10 to 17 | 2025 | 176.3 per 100,000 aged 10 to 17 | 127.1 | Higher |
| Hospital admissions for substance misuse, ages 15 to 24 | 2022/23 - 24/25 | 33.4 per 100,000, age-standardised | 39 | Similar |
| Hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions, under 18 | 2021/22 - 23/24 | 15.9 per 100,000 under 18 | 22.6 | Lower |
| 16 and 17 year olds not in education, employment or training, or not known | 2025/26 | 2.4% of 16 and 17 year olds | 5.8% | Lower |
| Children under 16 in relative low income families | 2024/25 | 35.5% of children under 16 | 19.8% | Higher |
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips public health profiles.
Domestic abuse, year ending March 2025, the latest year published
Police-recorded domestic abuse and MARAC cases for the West Midlands police force area, the force area the authority sits in.
| Measure | West Midlands | England and Wales | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes recorded by the police | 29.1 per 1,000 people | 21.8 | Higher |
| Domestic abuse-related crimes recorded by the police | 17.2 per 1,000 people | 13.2 | Higher |
| Cases discussed at multi-agency risk assessment conferences (MARACs) | 57.7 per 10,000 adult women | 50.2 | Higher |
Office for National Statistics, Domestic abuse in England and Wales data tool.
Each school's or college's report sets these figures out chapter by chapter, beside the picture around its own site, and writes what they mean into the policy, the staff briefing and the report to governors, trustees or the proprietor.
Questions about safeguarding in Sandwell
Which safeguarding partnership covers Sandwell?
Sandwell is covered by Sandwell Children's Safeguarding Partnership. Its procedures, threshold guidance and training are published at https://www.sandwellcsp.org.uk/.
How do I report a concern about a child in Sandwell?
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Otherwise the council's page for reporting a concern about a child is https://www.sandwellchildrenstrust.org/report-child-risk/. Staff in a school or college should follow their own procedure and tell the designated safeguarding lead.
What do children's services record about harm and risk outside the home (ROTH) in Sandwell?
Across Sandwell, children's social care recorded gangs, going missing, trafficking and physical abuse by another child in a higher share of assessments than across England. These figures describe the whole authority, never any school, college or child, and a higher share can reflect better identification as easily as more harm.
Schools and colleges in Sandwell
Each page describes the context around that school or college: the local arrangements, the places children and young people pass and gather, and the neighbourhood around each site. Open a page to order its report.
Primary (93)
- Abbey Infant School
- Abbey Junior School
- Albert Pritchard Infant School
- All Saints CofE Primary School
- Annie Lennard Primary School
- Bearwood Primary School
- Blackheath Primary School
- Bleakhouse Primary School
- Brandhall Primary School
- Brickhouse Primary School
- Burnt Tree Primary School
- Cape Primary School
- Causeway Green Primary School
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School
- Corngreaves Academy
- Crocketts Community Primary School
- Devonshire Infant Academy
- Devonshire Junior Academy
- Eaton Valley Primary School
- Ferndale Primary School
- Galton Valley Primary School
- George Betts Primary Academy
- Glebefields Primary School
- Grace Mary Primary School
- Great Bridge Primary School
- Grove Vale Primary School
- Hall Green Primary School
- Hamstead Primary School
- Hanbury Primary School
- Hargate Primary School
- Harvills Hawthorn Primary School
- Hateley Heath Academy
- Highfields Primary School
- Holy Name Catholic Primary School
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
- Holyhead Primary Academy
- Joseph Turner Primary School
- Jubilee Park Academy
- King George V Primary School
- Langley Primary School
- Lightwoods Primary Academy
- Lodge Primary School
- Lyng Primary School
- Mesty Croft Primary
- Moat Farm Infant School
- Moat Farm Junior School
- Moorlands Primary School
- Newtown Primary School
- Oakham Primary School
- Ocker Hill Academy
- Ocker Hill Infant School
- Old Hill Primary School
- Old Park Primary School
- Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
- Park Hill Primary School
- Pennyhill Primary School
- Perryfields Primary School
- Reddal Hill Primary School
- Rood End Primary School
- Rounds Green Primary School
- Rowley Hall Primary School
- Ryders Green Primary School
- Sacred Heart Primary School
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy
- Shireland Technology Primary
- Silvertrees Academy
- Springfield Primary School
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
- St James CofE Primary School
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
- St John's Church of England Primary Academy
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School
- St Martin's CofE Primary School
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School
- St Pauls Church of England Academy
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School
- Summerhill Primary Academy
- Tameside Primary Academy
- Temple Meadow Primary School
- The Priory Primary School
- Timbertree Academy
- Tipton Green Junior School
- Tividale Community Primary School
- Tividale Hall Primary School
- Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery
- Victoria Park Primary
- Wednesbury Oak Academy
- Whitecrest Primary School
- Wood Green Junior School
- Yew Tree Primary School
Secondary (22)
- Bristnall Hall Academy
- George Salter Academy
- Gospel Oak School
- Holly Lodge High School College of Science
- Oldbury Academy
- Ormiston Forge Academy
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
- Perryfields Academy
- Q3 Academy Great Barr
- Q3 Academy Langley
- Q3 Academy Tipton
- Sandwell Academy
- Shireland Biomedical Utc
- Shireland CBSO Academy
- Shireland Collegiate Academy
- St Michael's Church of England High School
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
- The Phoenix Collegiate
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
- Windsor Olympus Academy
- Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
- Wood Green Academy
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
Other schools and colleges (18)
- Al Khair Primary School
- Albright Education Centre
- Aspire AP School 2
- Blackwater Academy Sandwell
- Compass Community School Victoria Park
- Elm Tree Primary Academy
- High Point Academy
- Impact Independent School
- Sandwell Community School
- Sandwell Valley School
- Shenstone Lodge School
- The British Muslim School
- The Meadows School
- The Orchard School
- The Primrose Centre
- The Westminster School
- Tipton Green College
- V.A.S.E Academy
Colleges and sixth forms with a campus in Sandwell
Colleges and sixth forms with a site in Sandwell, whichever authority their college is registered in. Each campus page reads the context against Sandwell, where the campus is.
Nurseries, pre-schools and clubs in Sandwell
127 registered nurseries, pre-schools and out-of-school clubs on non-domestic premises in Sandwell have their own pages, each describing the safeguarding context around the setting and the same authority figures as above. See every setting in Sandwell.