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Grace Academy Darlaston

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Herberts Park Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury WS10 8QJ · darlaston.graceacademy.org.uk · 0121 568 3300

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.2
average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,059
99% of 1,075 places
Local authority
Walsall
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
56.2%
First language not English
14.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Tove Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 181 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 200 (Places 205)200September 2023: 207 (Places 213)207September 2024: 211 (Places 209)211September 2025: 224 (Places 212)224September 2026: 181 (Places 206)181Places 206
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262061810.9100%
September 2025Sept 20252122241.1▲86%
September 2024Sept 20242092111▲91%
September 2023Sept 2023213207193%
September 2022Sept 2022205200188%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.2, and 29.7% 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 D+ (25 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: 42.7 (England 46.3)42.72017/18: 42.1 (England 46.5)42.12018/19: 42.7 (England 46.7)42.72021/22: 45.0 (England 48.8)45.02022/23: 46.3 (England 46.3)46.32023/24: 42.1 (England 45.9)42.12024/25: 41.2 (England 46.0)41.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.246.0
▼29.7%45.4%
▼54.1%64.8%
▼5.2%40.5%
▼3.364.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form24.9+2.3
Further education60.1+0.8
Apprenticeship1.7−0.3
Employment1.2−0.3
Not in a lasting destination9.2+0.2
Activity not captured2.9−2.6

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: 16.0 (England 30.5)D-2016/17: 28.4 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 27.1 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 22.5 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 34.4 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 25.9 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 20.9 (England 34.4)D2024/25: 25.0 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
29 studentsD+ (25)Well below average -0.76
29 studentsD+ (25)Well below average -0.76
34 studentsDist- (31.9)Average +0.14
0%AAB or better
88.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2418D (20.9)-0.27
2022/2317C- (25.9)—
2021/229C+ (34.4)—
2018/1921D+ (22.5)-0.41
2017/1835C- (27.1)-0.01
2016/1738C (28.4)+0.31
2015/1625D- (16)-0.34

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50+16.7
Further education6.3—
Apprenticeship6.3—
Employment15.6−17.7
Not in a lasting destination18.8−4.5
Activity not captured3.1−6.9

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Grace Academy Darlaston on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
21 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Apr 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
79%
Replies
29
3% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼79% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼55% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 45% who had a child bullied

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