Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

Great Wyrley Academy

11–18Ages
606Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
144988URN

Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Staffordshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Staffordshire

344 applications for 148 places · 8th of 48 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.3of 90

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

39th of 56 in Staffordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Staffordshire median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

344 applications · 148 places offered · 129 named it first

2026 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2023 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2021 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2020 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2018 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Great Wyrley High School (URN 124402), the previous school.

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	148	344	2.3	129	0.87
Sep 2025	144	349	2.4	127	0.88
Sep 2024	116	310	2.7	103	0.89
Sep 2023	115	247	2.2	99	0.86
Sep 2022	117	232	2.0	109	0.93
Sep 2021	87	218	2.5	60	0.69
Sep 2020	84	186	2.2	67	0.80
Sep 2019	93	140	1.5	62	0.67
Sep 2018 *	92	204	2.2	59	0.64
Sep 2017 *	103	206	2.0	64	0.62
Sep 2016 *	118	253	2.1	84	0.71
Sep 2015 *	129	263	2.0	90	0.70
Sep 2014 *	135	249	1.8	100	0.74

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

84 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.339th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%34th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Staffordshire 60% England 66%

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	84	41.3	37%	62%	–
2024/25	83	39.0	27%	54%	–
2023/24	96	41.0	34%	58%	−0.08
2022/23	93	35.1	20%	36%	−0.58

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

Great Wyrley AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
Cheslyn Hay Academy
1.7 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Cannock Chase High School
3.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
3.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Norton Canes High School
3.8 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Kingsmead School
4.3 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Walsall Academy
4.9 km · Walsall

2026

3.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Staffordshire University Academy
5.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 33.3Attainment 8
Erasmus Darwin Academy
5.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 44.9Attainment 8

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: 144988 · 860/4015
Trust: Windsor Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,119 pupils · 606 on roll
Free school meals: 33.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Great Wyrley High School (URN 124402)
Address: Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6LQ
Local authority: Staffordshire · South Staffordshire

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