Open the map

Schools by area › Walsall › Walsall Academy

Walsall Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 3LX · walsallacademy.com · 01922 493910

On the mapSearch near WS3 3LX

Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.9
average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
Demand for places
1.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,423
73 over 1,350 places · 105%
Local authority
Walsall
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
41.9%
First language not English
5.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 373 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 49% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 336 (Places 205)336September 2023: 336 (Places 203)336September 2024: 315 (Places 198)315September 2025: 386 (Places 204)386September 2026: 373 (Places 202)373Places 202
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262023731.8▲49%
September 2025Sept 20252043861.9▲51%
September 2024Sept 20241983151.6▲58%
September 2023Sept 20232033361.7▲55%
September 2022Sept 20222053361.6▲55%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.9, and 37.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Walsall it was 42.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.3 (England 46.3)48.32017/18: 49.4 (England 46.5)49.42018/19: 45.6 (England 46.7)45.62021/22: 45.2 (England 48.8)45.22022/23: 40.4 (England 46.3)40.42023/24: 43.7 (England 45.9)43.72024/25: 43.9 (England 46.0)43.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.946.0
▼37.7%45.4%
▼58.9%64.8%
▲50.7%40.5%
▼3.854.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form45.7−6.7
Further education39.4+6.1
Other education1—
Apprenticeship1.9−1
Employment2.4+0.5
Not in a lasting destination7.7+0.1
Activity not captured1.90

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.2 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.1 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 29.6 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 30.7 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.1 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 32.0 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.0 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 32.6 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
82 studentsC+ (32.6)Above average +0.33
85 studentsC+ (32.6)Above average +0.34
85 studentsMerit+ (29.6)Average -0.07
11.6%AAB or better
94.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24103C+ (33)+0.09
2022/2385C+ (32)—
2021/2297B- (35.1)—
2018/19104C (30.7)+0.04
2017/18121C (29.6)+0.01
2016/17124C+ (32.1)+0.06
2015/16123C+ (32.2)+0.09

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University54.5−0.2
Further education1.8−2.3
Apprenticeship9.7−1.8
Employment15.3−5.6
Not in a lasting destination15.9+9.1
Activity not captured2.8+0.8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Walsall Academy on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
17 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jan 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (114 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
88%
Positive
77%
Replies
114
8% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲83% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn●77% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well●78% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests●78% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲78% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 89% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲69% agreeEngland 43%

based on 33 parents (29%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲72% agreeEngland 63%

based on 25 parents (22%) with SEND

Also near this school

All schools in Walsall