Cheslyn Hay Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Walsall, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

1.258 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Cheslyn Hay Academy is a secondary school in Walsall, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Cheslyn Hay 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	1.258 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The Year 7 2026 last distance was 1.258 miles, the 6th shortest of 18 Staffordshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 3.52 miles).
The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025, and it swung sharply between some years.
Year 7 2026 had 229 first-choice applications for 222 offers; 209 offers went to first-choice families, and 20 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
32% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Saredon Road, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,279 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026

Strengths

“Cheslyn Hay Academy is a highly inclusive and aspirational school.”
“The ethos of 'be here, be great, be you' is exemplified by pupils and staff as soon as you arrive.”
“Leaders feel morally bound to serve their community and have a positive impact on the lives of the pupils in their care.”

To improve

“In the past, in a small number of subjects, this has not been the case.”
“However, the feedback teachers give is not always precise enough for pupils to know what they need to do to improve.”
“However, some teachers do not always adapt the learning well enough to support pupils who need more help and to challenge others to deepen their knowledge.”

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
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	32%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	42.1	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: 229 first-preference applications, 222 offers in total, 209 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 Staffordshire.

Great Wyrley Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Cannock Chase High School 2.4 mi School remains Good
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
Norton Canes High School 3.4 mi Requires improvement
Kingsmead School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Staffordshire University Academy 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
The Rural Enterprise Academy 4.2 mi Inadequate
Erasmus Darwin Academy 4.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published