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Walsall Academy

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,423Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 133697URN

Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.6per place
1.2 above Walsall median (2.4)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WalsallSelective

724 applications for 202 places · 6th of 18 in Walsall
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
43.5of 90
5th of 19 in Walsall
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 18 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 17 March 2026
    Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
  2. 22 November 2022
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement
  3. 20 November 2019
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.6applications per place, Year 7
1.2 above Walsall median (2.4) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

724 applications · 202 places offered · 373 named it first

  1. 2026 3.6; Walsall median median 2.4
  2. 2025 3.6; Walsall median median 2.6
  3. 2024 3.2; Walsall median median 2.5
  4. 2023 3.4; Walsall median median 2.2
  5. 2022 3.3; Walsall median median 2.2
  6. 2021 3.9; Walsall median median 2.2
  7. 2020 3.6; Walsall median median 2.5
  8. 2019 3.7; Walsall median median 2.5
  9. 2018 3.5; Walsall median median 2.3
  10. 2017 3.7; Walsall median median 2.4
  11. 2016 3.3; Walsall median median 2.1
  12. 2015 3.3; Walsall median median 2.1
  13. 2014 3.6; Walsall median median 2.2
More applications per place than the Walsall median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Walsall median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262027243.63731.85
Sep 20252047403.63861.89
Sep 20241986403.23151.59
Sep 20232036803.43361.66
Sep 20222056853.33361.64
Sep 20211987653.93861.95
Sep 20202007163.63671.84
Sep 20192047523.74452.18
Sep 20181986983.53691.86
Sep 20172027433.74102.03
Sep 20161926333.33461.80
Sep 20151775883.33181.80
Sep 20141796383.62881.61

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

211 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.55th of 19 in Walsall
Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%10th of 19 in Walsall
Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%
  • This school
  • Walsall median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.09
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)21143.534%57%–
2024/2520743.938%59%–
2023/2420843.735%57%−0.09
2022/2321240.427%51%−0.43

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
133697 · 335/6905
Trust
Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,350 pupils · 1,423 on roll
Free school meals
41.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2003
Replaced
T P Riley Community School (URN 104244)
Address
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX
Local authority
Walsall

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources