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Pool Hayes Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Castle Drive, Willenhall WV12 4QZ · poolhayes.attrust.org.uk · 01902 368147

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
37.7
average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,162
78 over 1,084 places · 107%
Local authority
Walsall
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
43.4%
First language not English
12.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Academy Transformation Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 128 families put the school first and 241 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: 184 (Places 206)184September 2023: 175 (Places 234)175September 2024: 161 (Places 241)161September 2025: 138 (Places 239)138September 2026: 128 (Places 241)128Places 241
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262411280.5100%
September 2025Sept 20252391380.6100%
September 2024Sept 20242411610.7100%
September 2023Sept 20232341750.799%
September 2022Sept 20222061840.993%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.7, and 30.4% 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+ (23.8 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: 46.0 (England 46.3)46.02017/18: 42.7 (England 46.5)42.72018/19: 40.8 (England 46.7)40.82021/22: 41.4 (England 48.8)41.42022/23: 40.2 (England 46.3)40.22023/24: 37.2 (England 45.9)37.22024/25: 37.7 (England 46.0)37.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼37.746.0
▼30.4%45.4%
▼51.9%64.8%
▲56.4%40.5%
▼3.374.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104251)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form30.3+2.8
Further education52.4+1.1
Other education0.50
Apprenticeship3.2+0.6
Employment1.1−5.6
Not in a lasting destination8.1+1.4
Activity not captured4.3−0.4

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: 25.6 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 30.4 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 25.0 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 23.6 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 35.1 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 26.6 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 28.9 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 23.8 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
36 studentsD+ (23.8)Below average -0.60
36 studentsD+ (23.8)Below average -0.60
37 studentsMerit+ (28.5)Below average -0.39
11.1%AAB or better
91.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2421C (28.9)-0.35
2022/2323C- (26.6)—
2021/2223B- (35.1)—
2018/1944D+ (23.6)-0.61
2017/1839C- (25)-0.68
2016/1743C (30.4)-0.01
2015/1652C- (25.6)+0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University40.5−9.5
Apprenticeship7.1+1.1
Employment28.6+10.6
Not in a lasting destination21.4+7.4
Activity not captured2.4−3.6

Ofsted

Pool Hayes Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
26 Apr 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2022Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Requires 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
  • Oct 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
65%
Replies
54
5% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼70% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼76% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼64% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations●80% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼47% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼74% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼61% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 91% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼63% agreeEngland 67%

based on 16 parents (30%) with SEND

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