Ormiston SWB Academy
Ormiston SWB Academy (formerly South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy) is an academy school (11–18 years) serving the town of Bilston and the southern area of the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. On 1 July 2017 South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy changed its name to Ormiston SWB Academy following a change of sponsor from the City of Wolverhampton Academy Trust to Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT).
| Ormiston SWB Academy | |
|---|---|
 The Academy's logo. | |
| Address | |
Dudley Street , , WV14 0LN England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy (English school), Secondary school |
| Motto | Learning for Life, Securing Success |
| Established | September 1, 2009 |
| Trust | Ormiston Academies Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 145008 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Rod Hughes |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1337 as of September 2019 |
| Capacity | 1200 |
| Houses | Attwood, Brindley, Weston, Sanderson and Sixth |
| Colour(s) | |
| Publication | SWB TV |
| Website | https://ormistonswbacademy.org.uk/ |
It opened in September 2009 to replace Parkfield High School, which occupied a building at Bilston town centre and another at Lawnswood Avenue in the Lanesfield area of Wolverhampton. However, in September 2012, SWB Academy moved to a £25million new build in Bilston.
School Houses
The academy's houses are Attwood, Brindley, Weston, Sanderson and Sixth (an exclusive form for only 16-19 year old Sixth form students). They are named after Richard Attwood, James Brindley, Simon Weston and Tessa Sanderson.
The academy's school colours also directly relate to the academy's houses: Attwood is light blue, Brindley is dark purple, Weston is medium red, and Sanderson is light green.And sixth form is the sixth form logo