Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Willenhall, Walsall
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Walsall Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Willenhall E-ACT Academy is a secondary school in Willenhall, Walsall for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Willenhall E-ACT 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 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 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 2024/25, 20% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 34.7 (England 46).
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Not judged (13 May 2025); the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (13 December 2022).
- Year 7 2026 drew 166 first-choice applications for 224 offers; 164 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (1%) were not offered a place.
- 49.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 42.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Walsall.
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
- Furzebank Way, Willenhall, WV12 4BD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,106 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils’ best interests are truly at the heart of this school.”
- “They benefit from an ambitious curriculum designed to meet their aspirations.”
- “The school has focused intently on raising pupils’ achievement.”
To improve
- “However, this is not reflected in the 2024 published data.”
- “However, on occasion, teachers do not check sufficiently well that pupils’ knowledge is secure before moving on.”
- “This prevents some pupils from building on prior learning as successfully as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 July 2025 (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) | 20% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 34.7 | 46 |
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: 166 first-preference applications, 224 offers in total, 164 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.
- Pool Hayes Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- West Walsall E-ACT Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Walsall Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walsall Studio School 2.2 mi Not judged
- Grace Academy Darlaston 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen Mary's High School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published