Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Walsall, WS8 7QG
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road, Burntwood, WS7 3QW
Local ranking14th of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1084
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 17 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 194
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Higher education
- 43.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 15.0%
- Employment
- 37.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
31.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
83
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 190
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1128
- Boys
- 561 (50%)
- Girls
- 551 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1084 (103% full)
- SEND
- 15.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.9%
- EAL
- 3.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.2%
- SEN Support
- 11.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,259/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.6%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.6%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
91.6%
White British
2.0%
White Other
1.7%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Pool Road
Burntwood, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 136886
- UKPRN
- 10034159
- Establishment No.
- 5404
- Trust
- PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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