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Bloxwich Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Sponsored academy
Leamore Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall WS2 7NR · bloxwichacademy.co.uk · 01922 710257
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,383
- 92% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 64.1%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Matrix Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 139 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 180 | 139 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 144 | 0.8 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 190 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 204 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 219 | 193 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.9, and 24.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Walsall it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Walsall it was 59%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.2 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼39.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.98 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 16.5 | −23.3 |
| Further education | 63.4 | +29.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.3 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 students | C- (26.2) | Below average -0.52 | |
| 16 students | C- (26.2) | Below average -0.52 | |
| 23 students | Merit- (22.9) | Well below average -0.60 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 35 | C (28.9) | -0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | C- (25.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 26 | C (29.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 24 | C (28.7) | -0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 15 | D (20.8) | -0.33 |
| 2016/17 | 20 | E+ (13.9) | -0.78 |
| 2015/16 | 14 | D (20) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50.9 | −19.4 |
| Further education | 5.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | +3 |
| Employment | 13.2 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 24.5 | +13.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bloxwich Academy on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 10 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
43% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 43%
- Positive
- 34%
- Replies
- 49
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on 18 parents (37%) whose child was bullied
based on 20 parents (41%) with SEND