Joseph Leckie Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 13 2021 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
- 137830
- Address
- Walstead Road West, WS5 4PG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1516 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 67.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
Pakistani 29.9%
Bangladeshi 22.2%
White British 11.5%
Indian 11.3%
African 6%
Mixed 4.9%
Other Asian 4.8%
Other White 3.8%
Other 2.2%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Black 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.3
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 18 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 116 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 102 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Joseph Leckie Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 251
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 35
Offers
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 299 148 151 |
| Year 8 | 251 128 123 |
| Year 9 | 248 123 125 |
| Year 10 | 251 132 119 |
| Year 11 | 237 130 107 |
| Year 12 | 118 51 67 |
| Year 13 | 112 51 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 32.0% 38.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 56.0% 45.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 78.0% 61.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 23.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 4.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.1% 2.2% |