Walsall AcademyBloxwich Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Walsall.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Walsall Academy and Bloxwich Academy in Walsall.

  • Walsall Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bloxwich Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Walsall Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walsall Academy was judged the expected standard and Bloxwich Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.9 for Walsall Academy and 32.9 for Bloxwich Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Walsall Academy (45.2 in 2021-22, 43.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bloxwich Academy (43.2 in 2021-22, 32.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walsall Academy versus Bloxwich Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WalsallWalsall AcademyWalsallBloxwich AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking7th of 19 in Walsall Stronger figure16th of 19 in Walsall
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary All-through
Age range11-18 3-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,418 1,449
Capacity1,350 1,500
LocationWalsall, WS3 3LX Walsall, WS2 7NR
GCSE results
Attainment 843.9 Stronger figure32.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.7% Stronger figure24.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths58.9% Stronger figure39.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc50.7% Stronger figure39.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.85 Stronger figure2.98 4.09
Cohort207 186
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported75.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported14.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported109.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
A-level results
A-level entries83 16
A-level average points32.4 Stronger figure26.1 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C-
Best 3 A-levels points34.3 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.6% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,418 1,449
Free school meals (ever 6)40.9% 65.2%
English as an additional language6.3% 9.9%
SEN support12.6% 12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% Stronger figure12.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.5% Stronger figure38.7% 15.8%

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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