Wood Green Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walstead Road West, Walsall, WS5 4PG
Local ranking6th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1414
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 3 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 53.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 237
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Higher education
- 66.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
63
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 2.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 233
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1520
- Boys
- 748 (49%)
- Girls
- 776 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1414 (108% full)
- SEND
- 15.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 52.2%
- EAL
- 67.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 13.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 98.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,549/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
- 10.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 28.6%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 23.0%
- Asian Indian: 11.3%
- White British: 10.5%
- Black African: 6.6%
- Asian Other: 5.0%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Other: 2.7%
28.6%
Asian Pakistani
23.0%
Asian Bangladeshi
11.3%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Walstead Road West
Walsall, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137830
- UKPRN
- 10036183
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- THE FORGE BROOK TRUST
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