West Walsall E-ACT 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
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
West Walsall E-ACT Academy is a secondary school in Walsall for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 January 2023. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
West Walsall 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
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 4 earlier years.
- Year 7 2026 had 158 first-choice applications for 216 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 58 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 39.9 (England 46).
- That 2024/25 GCSE English and maths figure was the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,186 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 January 2023
Strengths
- “There is a positive sense of community at West Walsall E-ACT Academy.”
- “Warm and respectful relationships characterise life at this school.”
- “They make sure that all pupils have the same opportunities.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not consistently give pupils sufficient opportunities to deepen their knowledge and further develop their understanding.”
- “This means that pupils are not able to fully extend their understanding of different topics.”
- “However, some teachers do not check what pupils know and understand well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2023 (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) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.9 | 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: 158 first-preference applications, 216 offers in total, 158 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.
- Walsall Studio School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen Mary's High School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Joseph Leckie Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen Mary's Grammar School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Grace Academy Darlaston 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall 1.9 mi Good Last distance published