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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 May 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 8 February 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry812 applications · 259 places offered · 214 named it first
- 2026 3.1; Walsall median median 2.4
- 2025 3.1; Walsall median median 2.6
- 2024 3.3; Walsall median median 2.5
- 2023 3.3; Walsall median median 2.2
- 2022 3.4; Walsall median median 2.2
- 2021 3.4; Walsall median median 2.2
- 2020 3.8; Walsall median median 2.5
- 2019 3.3; Walsall median median 2.5
- 2018 3.2; Walsall median median 2.3
- 2017 3.3; Walsall median median 2.4
- 2016 2.9; Walsall median median 2.1
- 2015 2.8; Walsall median median 2.1
- 2014 2.2; Walsall median median 2.2
- 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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 259 | 812 | 3.1 | 214 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2025 | 262 | 821 | 3.1 | 207 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2024 | 262 | 854 | 3.3 | 201 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2023 | 255 | 845 | 3.3 | 242 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 250 | 855 | 3.4 | 224 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 | 239 | 809 | 3.4 | 191 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 | 241 | 915 | 3.8 | 237 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 241 | 805 | 3.3 | 202 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2018 | 246 | 787 | 3.2 | 203 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2017 | 233 | 761 | 3.3 | 171 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2016 | 231 | 680 | 2.9 | 200 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 | 235 | 666 | 2.8 | 169 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2014 | 251 | 558 | 2.2 | 156 | 0.62 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 262 | 43.4 | 45% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 271 | 45.2 | 41% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 261 | 44.9 | 41% | 66% | −0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 257 | 45.6 | 42% | 70% | −0.11 |
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
- Aldridge School - A Science CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.1applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · Walsall20263.8applications per place 53.0Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · WalsallGood20232.4applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · Walsall20265.7applications per place 74.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.6 km · WalsallOutstanding20234.5applications per place 72.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.9 km · WalsallRemains Good20232.4applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · WalsallGood20224.6applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · WalsallSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · WalsallGraded · no overall grade202532.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137974 · 335/5405
- Trust
- The Mercian Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,489 pupils · 1,629 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2012
- Replaced
- Aldridge School - A Science College (URN 104263)
- Address
- Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BG
- Local authority
- Walsall
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources