Willenhall E-ACT Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Dec 14 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 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
- 137706
- Address
- Furzebank Way, WV12 4BD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1009 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 18%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.8%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.3%
White British 60.2%
Indian 11.2%
African 8%
Mixed 7.9%
Other White 3.9%
Pakistani 3.4%
Other Black 1.5%
Unclassified 1.4%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.82
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.7
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.54
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 10 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 138 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 139 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
| Geography | GCSE | 32 |
| History | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 231
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 212 113 99 |
| Year 8 | 235 126 109 |
| Year 9 | 203 96 107 |
| Year 10 | 175 89 86 |
| Year 11 | 184 91 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 46.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.3% 1.0% |