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West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Primley Avenue, Walsall WS2 9UA · westwalsallacademy.e-act.org.uk · 01922 662640
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,186
- 86 over 1,100 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56.6%
- First language not English
- 53%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- E-Act
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 158 families put the school first and 216 places were offered; 100% 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 | 216 | 158 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 216 | 183 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 213 | 148 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 196 | 144 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 239 | 160 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.9, and 34.6% 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 (31.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.47 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.3 | −9.2 |
| Further education | 50.7 | +12.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | +1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 8 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 students | C (31.4) | Average 0.00 | |
| 55 students | C (31.4) | Average 0.00 | |
| 18 students | Merit+ (29.8) | Average -0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 52 | D (20.2) | -0.78 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | D (20.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 61 | C- (26) | — |
| 2018/19 | 44 | D (20.3) | -0.55 |
| 2017/18 | 12 | U (4.1) | -0.53 |
| 2016/17 | 19 | C- (26.1) | -0.33 |
| 2015/16 | 54 | D (21.5) | +0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65.6 | +19.3 |
| Further and other education | 3.3 | +0.8 |
| Further education | 1.6 | — |
| Other education | 1.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 9.8 | −9.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.8 | −7.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −5.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for West Walsall E-ACT Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 75
- 6% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 67% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (29%) with SEND