Great Wyrley Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Walsall, WS6 6LQ
- Distance
- 1.7km away
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Saredon Road, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Local ranking27th of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1302
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 14 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 214
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 51.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 31.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
35.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
38.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
77
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 192
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1264
- Boys
- 626 (49%)
- Girls
- 653 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1302 (98% full)
- SEND
- 11.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.1%
- EAL
- 1.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.2%
- SEN Support
- 10.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 72.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,214/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
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.2%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Black African: 0.7%
- White Other: 0.6%
89.1%
White British
2.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
1.4%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Saredon Road
Walsall, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 146443
- UKPRN
- 10081660
- Establishment No.
- 4140
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
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