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Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7QG · brownhillsoa.co.uk · 01543 452886
Overview
- Ofsted
- Some aspects not as strong
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 778
- 81% of 955 places
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 129 families put the school first and 147 places were offered; 95% 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 | 147 | 129 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 97 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 159 | 149 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 164 | 137 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 149 | 110 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.1, and 34.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Walsall it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade E- (7.65 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.18 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104248)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.8 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 65.4 | +8.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −1 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | −1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 students | E- (7.7) | -0.35 | |
| 8 students | E- (7.7) | -0.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 20 | D- (16.9) | -0.60 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104248)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 28 |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 28 |
| Employment | 25 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16 |
| Activity not captured | 3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104248)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Brownhills Ormiston Academy was: Some aspects not as strong.
- Outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104248), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104248)
May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104248)
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 72
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (28%) with SEND