Bloxwich Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 4 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Walsall
Unique reference
137274
Address
Leamore Lane, Bloxwich, WS2 7NR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1583 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
10.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
61.7%
Persistent absence
35.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.2%
African 8.5%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 4.3%
Caribbean 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.3
WritingWell above average2.7
MathsAbove average2.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award28
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award44
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award45
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award10
Health StudiesTechnical Award66
MultimediaTechnical Award20
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award17
Speech & DramaTechnical Award13
Sports StudiesTechnical Award59
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bloxwich Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
48
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
47
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
47
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
1
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
34
15
19
Reception, Full-time
59
26
33
Year 1
51
27
24
Year 2
58
29
29
Year 3
61
31
30
Year 4
61
32
29
Year 5
59
32
27
Year 6
59
32
27
Year 7
194
97
97
Year 8
230
115
115
Year 9
228
114
114
Year 10
195
85
110
Year 11
194
106
88
Year 12
46
19
27
Year 13
48
20
28
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
74.0%
84.4%
85.6%
Further education
34.0%
38.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
40.0%
45.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
4.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
14.0%
7.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
3.0%
1.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
58.0%
61.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
15.0%
23.3%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
4.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.1%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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