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Joseph Leckie Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Walstead Road West, Walsall WS5 4PG · josephleckieacademy.co.uk · 01922 721071

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.4
average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,524
110 over 1,414 places · 108%
Local authority
Walsall
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
53.8%
First language not English
70.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Forge Brook Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 213 families put the school first and 296 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: 190 (Places 269)190September 2023: 222 (Places 262)222September 2024: 193 (Places 251)193September 2025: 199 (Places 255)199September 2026: 213 (Places 296)213Places 296
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262962130.7100%
September 2025Sept 20252551990.8100%
September 2024Sept 20242511930.8100%
September 2023Sept 20232622220.897%
September 2022Sept 20222691900.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.4, and 30.5% 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+ (32.1 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: 40.5 (England 46.3)40.52017/18: 40.5 (England 46.5)40.52018/19: 44.1 (England 46.7)44.12021/22: 46.4 (England 48.8)46.42022/23: 42.3 (England 46.3)42.32023/24: 43.7 (England 45.9)43.72024/25: 42.4 (England 46.0)42.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.446.0
▼30.5%45.4%
▼55.0%64.8%
▲49.8%40.5%
▼3.794.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form51.9−4.4
Further education33.8+1.9
Apprenticeship0.8—
Employment0.8−0.9
Not in a lasting destination5.5−0.2
Activity not captured7.2+3.7

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: 26.8 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 24.6 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 22.8 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 21.9 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 31.5 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 28.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 31.2 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 32.1 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
63 studentsC+ (32.1)Average +0.07
63 studentsC+ (32.4)Average +0.08
56 studentsMerit+ (29.4)Below average -0.22
12 studentsDist- (33.1)Above average +0.83
Technical certificate5 students—Average +0.38
2.6%AAB or better
97.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2471C (31.2)-0.03
2022/2366C (28.6)—
2021/2272C (31.5)—
2018/1959D+ (21.9)-0.43
2017/1897D+ (22.8)-0.12
2016/1779D+ (24.6)0.00
2015/1680C- (26.8)+0.07

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University71.4+7.2
Further education1.7+0.1
Apprenticeship5.9+1.7
Employment5−7.5
Not in a lasting destination13.4−0.8
Activity not captured2.5−0.8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Joseph Leckie Academy on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
3 Feb 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 governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
81%
Positive
73%
Replies
47
3% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲81% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn●76% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲83% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests●74% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼67% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 89% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼30% agreeEngland 43%

based on 10 parents (21%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 63%

based on 10 parents (21%) with SEND

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