Walsall Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Walsall
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Walsall Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Walsall Academy is a secondary school in Walsall for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Walsall Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026 there were 373 first-choice applications for 202 offers; 184 offers went to first-choice families, and 189 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- At 1.8 first choices per offer, Year 7 2026 demand was the 2nd highest of 17 Walsall secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 38% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Walsall.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Walsall schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,423 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Walsall Academy prides itself that 'everybody is a somebody'.”
- “Pupils are known as individuals.”
- “The school takes considerable care in this.”
To improve
- “There remains some variability, however.”
- “Leaders recognise there is further work to improve outcomes in English and mathematics, for example.”
- “There remain some inconsistencies, however.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 373 first-preference applications, 202 offers in total, 184 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queen Mary's High School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pool Hayes Academy 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- West Walsall E-ACT Academy 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walsall Studio School 2.9 mi Not judged
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shire Oak Academy 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published