Bloxwich Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–16 · Walsall
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Walsall Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 1.458 mi
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Bloxwich Academy is an all-through school in Walsall for ages 3–16 (academy sponsor led). Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2014 to 2026 entry.
Bloxwich 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | 1.458 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.458 miles from the school.
- At A level in 2024/25, the average grade was C- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 43 first-choice applications for 44 offers, though places ran out in 2 of the 5 earlier years.
- 62.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.
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
- Leamore Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS2 7NR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,383 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “In the primary phase, pupils benefit from high-quality provision.”
- “They feel happy, safe and enjoy their learning, achieving well.”
- “Pupils behave well and have highly positive relationships with adults.”
To improve
- “However, they still experience some inconsistencies, including in how the curriculum is taught.”
- “Due to historic upheaval in the secondary phase, pupils have not achieved as well as they should have in the past.”
- “There are some signs of improvement, but further work is to be done to ensure that pupils consistently secure the key learning and qualifications that they need.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 32.9 | 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 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 139 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 135 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Mary Elliot Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Castle School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Phoenix Academy 0.6 mi Good
- Old Hall School 0.8 mi Not judged
- New Leaf School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Jane Lane School 1.3 mi Good
- Ryecroft School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Emmanuel School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade