West Walsall E-ACT AcademyStuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
West Walsall E-ACT Academy and Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School are secondary schools.
West Walsall E-ACT Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). West Walsall E-ACT Academy is ahead on our composite score.
West Walsall E-ACT Academy was judged Good and Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.9 for West Walsall E-ACT Academy and 41.4 for Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at West Walsall E-ACT Academy (39.0 in 2021-22, 39.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School (50.1 in 2021-22, 41.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WalsallWest Walsall E-ACT Academy | WednesburyStuart Bathurst Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 19 in Walsall | 13th of 20 in Sandwell | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,186 | 836 | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | 900 | |
| Location | Walsall, WS2 9UA | Wednesbury, WS10 9QS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 | 41.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.6% | 35.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51.4% | 57.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.47 Stronger figure | 3.28 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 208 | 145 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 55 | 49 | |
| A-level average points | 31.4 Stronger figure | 30.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.3 Stronger figure | 32.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.4% Stronger figure | 10.5% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,186 | 836 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.8% | 43.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 55.1% | 35.2% | |
| SEN support | 15.3% | 18.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.7% Stronger figure | 33.4% | 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.
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
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