Bloxwich Academy
Leamore Lane, Walsall, WS2 7NR
1,383 pupils · 92% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Free school meals
- 64.1%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 24.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 39.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 39.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Usually has places available — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 44 | 43 | 55 | 43 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 180 | 139 | 321 | 180 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 50 | 50 | 64 | 50 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 176 | 144 | 394 | 176 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 48 | 47 | 65 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 178 | 190 | 396 | 178 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 43 | 52 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 177 | 204 | 373 | 177 |
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
- The Royal School, Wolverhampton 9.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Star King Solomon Academy 15.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Rugeley John Taylor 17.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Washwood Heath Academy 18.8 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Waverley School 19.5 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Starbank School 19.6 km · Good (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.