Walsall Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 133697
- Address
- Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, WS3 3LX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1382 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 67.7%
African 8.3%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 4.6%
Indian 3%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 64%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.4
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.52
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 45 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 65 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 26 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 69 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 40 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 72 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 73 |
Admissions
Walsall Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 315
- 2nd preference
- 172
- 3rd preference
- 86
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 116 99 |
| Year 8 | 215 104 111 |
| Year 9 | 214 115 99 |
| Year 10 | 209 108 101 |
| Year 11 | 207 104 103 |
| Year 12 | 165 69 96 |
| Year 13 | 157 73 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 54.0% 46.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | SP 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 65.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 15.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% 14.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 1.7% |