Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road, Walsall, WS3 3LX
1,423 pupils · 105% of 1,350 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 18 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 373 | 724 | 202 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 204 | 386 | 740 | 204 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 198 | 315 | 640 | 198 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 203 | 336 | 680 | 203 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 205 | 336 | 685 | 205 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 198 | 386 | 765 | 198 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 200 | 367 | 716 | 200 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 204 | 445 | 752 | 204 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy 3.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy 3.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Coppice Performing Arts School 4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Queen Mary's High School 4.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Pool Hayes Academy 4.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- West Walsall E-ACT Academy 4.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.