Cheslyn Hay Academy
Saredon Road, Walsall, WS6 7JQ
1,279 pupils · 98% of 1,302 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 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 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 32.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 31.2% |
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 — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 222 | 229 | 426 | 222 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 217 | 209 | 400 | 217 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 222 | 264 | 408 | 222 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 225 | 222 | 360 | 225 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 221 | 209 | 343 | 217 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 222 | 210 | 355 | 222 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 220 | 208 | 357 | 220 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 221 | 214 | 364 | 221 |
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
- Great Wyrley Academy 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cannock Chase High School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Walsall Academy 5.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Norton Canes High School 5.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Coppice Performing Arts School 5.6 km · Good (2022) · 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.