Academy sponsor led · Walsall

West Walsall E-ACT Academy

11–18Ages
1,186Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138374URN

Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Walsall median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WalsallSelective

334 applications for 216 places · 15th of 18 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.9of 90

Walsall 41.0 England 46.0

13th of 19 in Walsall

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
31 October 2017
Graded inspection: Good

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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Walsall median (2.4) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

334 applications · 216 places offered · 158 named it first

2026 1.6; Walsall median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Walsall median median 2.6
2024 1.5; Walsall median median 2.5
2023 1.5; Walsall median median 2.2
2022 1.3; Walsall median median 2.2
2021 1.3; Walsall median median 2.2
2020 1.2; Walsall median median 2.5
2019 1.3; Walsall median median 2.5
2018 0.9; Walsall median median 2.3
2017 1.0; Walsall median median 2.4
2016 1.2; Walsall median median 2.1
2015 1.2; Walsall median median 2.1
2014 1.2; Walsall median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Walsall median in 0 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	216	334	1.6	158	0.73
Sep 2025	216	374	1.7	183	0.85
Sep 2024	213	312	1.5	148	0.69
Sep 2023	196	289	1.5	144	0.73
Sep 2022	239	304	1.3	160	0.67
Sep 2021	217	272	1.3	141	0.65
Sep 2020	213	256	1.2	107	0.50
Sep 2019	210	271	1.3	113	0.54
Sep 2018	199	174	0.9	86	0.43
Sep 2017	136	142	1.0	66	0.49
Sep 2016	131	154	1.2	85	0.65
Sep 2015	125	150	1.2	81	0.65
Sep 2014	177	213	1.2	104	0.59

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

196 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.913th of 19 in Walsall

Walsall 41.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%12th of 19 in Walsall

Walsall 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Walsall 54% England 66%

This school
Walsall median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.10

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	196	37.9	29%	46%	–
2024/25	208	39.9	35%	51%	–
2023/24	201	38.7	30%	50%	+0.10
2022/23	200	41.6	37%	56%	−0.06

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

West Walsall E-ACT AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Walsall Studio School
1.9 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

32.8Attainment 8
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
2.0 km · Sandwell

Good2024

2.6applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Wood Green Academy
2.1 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
2.1 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 32.7Attainment 8
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
2.3 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
Queen Mary's High School
2.4 km · Walsall

2026

5.7applications per place 74.1Attainment 8 Selective
Joseph Leckie Academy
2.7 km · Walsall

2026

1.4applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Queen Mary's Grammar School
3.0 km · Walsall

Outstanding2023

4.5applications per place 72.6Attainment 8 Selective

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: 138374 · 335/4003
Trust: E-Act
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 1,186 on roll
Free school meals: 56.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Alumwell Business and Enterprise College (URN 104246)
Address: Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UA
Local authority: Walsall

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