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Willenhall E-ACT Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Furzebank Way, Willenhall WV12 4BD · willenhallacademy.e-act.org.uk · 01902 368221

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
34.7
average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,106
156 over 950 places · 116%
Local authority
Walsall
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
49.8%
First language not English
20.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
E-Act

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 166 families put the school first and 224 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 117 (Places 212)117September 2023: 128 (Places 227)128September 2024: 127 (Places 231)127September 2025: 146 (Places 230)146September 2026: 166 (Places 224)166Places 224
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262241660.799%
September 2025Sept 20252301460.6100%
September 2024Sept 20242311270.5100%
September 2023Sept 20232271280.699%
September 2022Sept 20222121170.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.7, and 19.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Walsall it was 42.9, and across England 46.

In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade C- (27.2 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: 31.9 (England 46.3)31.92017/18: 36.8 (England 46.5)36.82018/19: 33.6 (England 46.7)33.62021/22: 35.4 (England 48.8)35.42022/23: 32.7 (England 46.3)32.72023/24: 33.3 (England 45.9)33.32024/25: 34.7 (England 46.0)34.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼34.746.0
▼19.5%45.4%
▼35.5%64.8%
▼5.9%40.5%
▼2.694.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form23.6+4.8
Further education48.3−11.7
Other education0.6−0.6
Apprenticeship3.4−0.2
Employment2.2+1
Not in a lasting destination13.5+4.4
Activity not captured8.4+2.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/182015/16: 14.4 (England 30.5)E+2016/17: 20.3 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 27.2 (England 32.1)C-England 32.1
2017/18TrendAverage gradeProgress
44 studentsC- (27.2)Average +0.02
44 studentsC- (27.2)Average +0.02
Applied general20 studentsMerit+ (28.1)Average -0.01
Tech level7 studentsPass+ (18.3)—
9.1%AAB or better
94.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2016/1733D (20.3)+0.02
2015/1671E+ (14.4)-0.42

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/18
Left in 2017/18Since 2016/17
University59+18
Apprenticeship13+8
Employment20−2
Not in a lasting destination2−12
Activity not captured6+4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Willenhall E-ACT Academy on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
13 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Dec 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2022Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Mar 2017Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesInadequate
    SafeguardingNot effective
  • Mar 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
69%
Replies
80
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼79% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼61% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼70% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 55% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲73% agreeEngland 67%

based on 37 parents (46%) with SEND

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