Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Broad Way, High Heath, Walsall, WS4 1BW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Michael Riley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,375
- Pupils on roll
- 1,419
- URN
- 135769
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922685777
About this school
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is a secondary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,419 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 231 | 242 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.8 | 40.4 | 38.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.65 to -0.28 | -0.49 -0.67 to -0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 23.1% | 25.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 57.9% | 46.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 39.3% | 12% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
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 Ormiston Shelfield Community 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 | 38.8 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.4 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,383 |
| 2023/24 | 1,390 |
| 2024/25 | 1,437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy compares
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.4 | 9.9% | 46.5% | 1,419 | — |
| Shire Oak Academy | 35 | 15.3% | 40.9% | 1,149 | 1.4 miles |
| Walsall Academy | 43.9 | 8.9% | 40.9% | 1,423 | 2.0 miles |
| Aldridge School - A Science College | 45.2 | 9% | 28.9% | 1,629 | 2.1 miles |
| Brownhills Ormiston Academy | 37.1 | 9.4% | 50.8% | 778 | 2.3 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic College | 53.2 | 7% | 24.1% | 1,109 | 2.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.45%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.85%
- Persistent absence
- 27.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shire Oak Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Walsall Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Aldridge School - A Science College2.1 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Brownhills Ormiston Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College2.4 miles
Secondary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy ranks 11th 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
- Queen Mary's Grammar School Secondary
- Queen Mary's High School Secondary
- Shire Oak Academy Secondary
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Secondary
- Walsall Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy teach?
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Walsall.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is Mr Michael Riley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Shelfield Community 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 big is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has 1,419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy full?
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has capacity for 1,375 pupils and 1,419 on roll (103%), 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 Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.8 in 2022/23 and 38.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy rank locally?
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Shelfield Community 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.