Pool Hayes Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 26 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
142594
Address
Castle Drive, WV12 4QZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1111 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
6.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.6%
Persistent absence
30.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.2%
Mixed 7.4%
Indian 7%
Unclassified 4.1%
Other White 1.4%
African 1.4%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.38
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.2
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 55%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 31%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.2
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.43
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural)Technical Award1
Sports StudiesTechnical Award128
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award24
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award16
Health StudiesTechnical Award43
MultimediaTechnical Award11
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award37
Art & DesignGCSE23
BiologyGCSE30
ChemistryGCSE29
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Pool Hayes Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
241
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
161
2nd preference
109
3rd preference
49
From another Local Authority
43
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
161
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
16
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 classes23.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
131
109
Year 8
214
95
119
Year 9
200
99
101
Year 10
186
91
95
Year 11
185
97
88
Year 12
47
22
25
Year 13
38
13
25
Year 14
1
0
1
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
84.2%
86.5%
Further education
51.0%
36.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
26.0%
46.9%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.1%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
3.2%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
7.4%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.3%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
44.0%
65.4%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
3.0%
15.1%
19.7%
Russell Group
3.0%
14.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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