Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Mullen-Furness
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Thomas Telford School
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,423
- URN
- 133697
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922493910
About this school
Walsall Academy is a secondary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,423 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walsall Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 212 | 208 | 207 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 43.7 | 43.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.43 -0.62 to -0.23 | -0.09 -0.29 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 34.6% | 37.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 56.7% | 58.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 64% | 71.2% | 50.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Walsall Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.9 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,368 |
| 2023/24 | 1,382 |
| 2024/25 | 1,418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walsall Academy compares
Walsall Academy ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.9 | 8.9% | 40.9% | 1,423 | — |
| Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy | 38.4 | 9.9% | 46.5% | 1,419 | 2.0 miles |
| Willenhall E-ACT Academy | 34.7 | 8.8% | 50.6% | 1,106 | 2.1 miles |
| Coppice Performing Arts School | 43.8 | 8.2% | 41.5% | 989 | 2.5 miles |
| Queen Mary's High School | 73.5 | 4.9% | 27.6% | 949 | 2.5 miles |
| Pool Hayes Academy | 37.7 | 9.3% | 43.8% | 1,162 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.86%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.92%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Willenhall E-ACT Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
-
Coppice Performing Arts School2.5 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Queen Mary's High School2.5 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Pool Hayes Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
Other schools in Walsall
Walsall Academy ranks 6th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Walsall.
- Aldridge School - A Science College Secondary
- Barr Beacon School Secondary
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy Secondary
- Brownhills Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Cheslyn Hay Academy Secondary
- Great Wyrley Academy Secondary
- Joseph Leckie Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Secondary
- Queen Mary's Grammar School Secondary
- Queen Mary's High School Secondary
- Shire Oak Academy Secondary
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Walsall Academy teach?
- Walsall Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Walsall Academy?
- The headteacher of Walsall Academy is Mr Timothy Mullen-Furness, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walsall Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walsall Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Walsall Academy?
- Walsall Academy has 1,423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Walsall Academy full?
- Walsall Academy has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,423 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Walsall Academy a faith school?
- No. Walsall Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Walsall Academy a selective school?
- No. Walsall Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Walsall Academy part of an academy trust?
- Walsall Academy is part of THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Walsall Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.4 in 2022/23 and 43.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walsall Academy compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Walsall Academy ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walsall Academy's absence rate?
- Walsall Academy's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walsall Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walsall Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.