Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Walsall
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.04 miles
Published by Walsall Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Brownhills Ormiston Academy is a secondary school in Walsall for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Brownhills Ormiston 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 | 4.04 mi |
| 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 2026 the last Year 7 offer went to a child living 4.04 miles away, the longest of 5 Walsall secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 distance was about the same as in 2024 and nearer than in 2023, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 129 first-choice applications for 147 offers; 123 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 37.1 (England 46).
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
- Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7QG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 778 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “However, there are clear signs of increased ambition and support for pupils.”
- “The school has raised expectations for pupils’ achievement.”
- “Pupils speak positively about a range of recent improvements at Brownhills Ormiston Academy.”
To improve
- “There is variability in the quality of education pupils receive in some areas.”
- “Up until recently, the school has not done enough to identify and address weaknesses in pupils’ reading.”
- “However, the school recognises that there is more to be done to ensure all pupils are supported to improve their literacy to enable them to access the new curriculum appropriately.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 2024 (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) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.1 | 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: 129 first-preference applications, 147 offers in total, 123 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.
- Shire Oak Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Walsall Academy 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aldridge School - A Science College 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic College 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen Mary's High School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walsall Studio School 5.4 mi Not judged