Grace Academy DarlastonMoseley Park

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Grace Academy Darlaston and Moseley Park are secondary schools.

  • Grace Academy Darlaston scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Moseley Park scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Moseley Park is ahead on our composite score.

  • Grace Academy Darlaston was judged the expected standard and Moseley Park was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.2 for Grace Academy Darlaston and 44.8 for Moseley Park.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Grace Academy Darlaston (45.0 in 2021-22, 41.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Moseley Park (53.2 in 2021-22, 44.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Grace Academy Darlaston versus Moseley Park compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WednesburyGrace Academy DarlastonBilstonMoseley ParkEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking10th of 19 in Walsall 7th of 20 in Wolverhampton
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,068 1,075
Capacity1,075 1,170
LocationWednesbury, WS10 8QJ Bilston, WV14 6LU
GCSE results
Attainment 841.2 44.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths29.7% 37.8% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths54.1% 57.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc5.2% 5.9% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.36 Stronger figure3.18 4.09
Cohort172 185
A-level results
A-level entries29 44
A-level average points24.9 26.9 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeD+ C-
Best 3 A-levels points24.2 28.3 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% 7.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,068 1,075
Free school meals (ever 6)52.0% 51.1%
English as an additional language14.2% 27.3%
SEN support20.9% 22.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence10.7% 8.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence35.6% 22.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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