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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
- 6 June 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Brownhills School, URN 104248
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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 entry364 applications · 147 places offered · 129 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Walsall median median 2.4
- 2025 2.6; Walsall median median 2.6
- 2024 2.5; Walsall median median 2.5
- 2023 2.2; Walsall median median 2.2
- 2022 2.2; Walsall median median 2.2
- 2021 2.2; Walsall median median 2.2
- 2020 2.4; Walsall median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2019 3.2; Walsall median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2018 3.2; Walsall median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2017 2.4; Walsall median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2016 2.9; Walsall median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 2.4; Walsall median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 2.5; Walsall median median 2.2; as the previous school
- This school
- Walsall median
Dashed bars: as Brownhills School (URN 104248), 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 | 147 | 364 | 2.5 | 129 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2025 | 143 | 369 | 2.6 | 97 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2024 | 159 | 389 | 2.5 | 149 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 164 | 353 | 2.2 | 137 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2022 | 149 | 329 | 2.2 | 110 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2021 | 138 | 300 | 2.2 | 85 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2020 * | 135 | 320 | 2.4 | 105 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2019 * | 124 | 390 | 3.2 | 108 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2018 * | 120 | 378 | 3.2 | 119 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 * | 152 | 358 | 2.4 | 98 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2016 * | 118 | 337 | 2.9 | 101 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 * | 122 | 287 | 2.4 | 105 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 * | 122 | 308 | 2.5 | 103 | 0.84 |
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.) | 119 | 42.5 | 38% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 123 | 37.1 | 34% | 55% | – |
| 2023/24 | 130 | 36.3 | 26% | 48% | −0.46 |
| 2022/23 | 129 | 38.3 | 22% | 39% | −0.38 |
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
- Brownhills Ormiston AcademyThis schoolThis schoolSome aspects not as strong20242.5applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20232.3applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · WalsallSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · StaffordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · StaffordshireRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · WalsallGood20232.4applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 5.7 km · Walsall20263.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 6.0 km · StaffordshireGood20232.3applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 6.3 km · WalsallRemains Good20223.1applications per place 43.4Attainment 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
- 147796 · 335/4057
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 955 pupils · 778 on roll
- Free school meals
- 52.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2020
- Replaced
- Brownhills School (URN 104248)
- Address
- Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7QG
- Local authority
- Walsall
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources