Bloxwich Academy
Leamore Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS2 7NR
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr James Till
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Matrix Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,383
- URN
- 137274
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922710257
About this school
Bloxwich Academy is an all-through academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 1,383 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 63% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 80% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 68% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 135 | 194 | 186 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.2 | 33.3 | 32.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.35 +0.11 to +0.59 | -0.45 -0.65 to -0.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 16% | 24.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 37.6% | 39.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 51.5% | 39.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
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 Bloxwich 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 | 63% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.2 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.3 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.9 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,564 |
| 2023/24 | 1,583 |
| 2024/25 | 1,449 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bloxwich Academy compares
Bloxwich Academy ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.9 | 12.3% | 65.2% | 1,383 | — |
| The Royal School, Wolverhampton | 43.3 | 5.1% | 31.3% | 1,488 | 5.7 miles |
| Star King Solomon Academy | 34.1 | 12.5% | 62.1% | 354 | 9.8 miles |
| Rugeley John Taylor | — | — | — | 147 | 10.9 miles |
| Washwood Heath Academy | 42.9 | 8.8% | 58.4% | 1,668 | 11.7 miles |
| Waverley School | 41.9 | 9.9% | 56.1% | 1,687 | 12.1 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
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.18%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 12.27%
- Persistent absence
- 38.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Royal School, Wolverhampton5.7 miles
All-through · Wolverhampton
-
Star King Solomon Academy9.8 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Rugeley John Taylor10.9 miles
All-through · Rugeley
-
Washwood Heath Academy11.7 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Waverley School12.1 miles
All-through · Birmingham
Other schools in Walsall
Bloxwich Academy ranks 8th of the 51 ranked primary schools in Walsall, and Bloxwich Academy ranks 15th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Walsall.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Bloxwich Academy teach?
- Bloxwich Academy teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an all-through school in Walsall.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Bloxwich Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Bloxwich Academy is Mr James Till, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bloxwich Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bloxwich 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 Bloxwich Academy?
- Bloxwich Academy has 1,383 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Bloxwich Academy full?
- Bloxwich Academy has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,383 on roll (92%), so it has space against 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 Bloxwich Academy a faith school?
- No. Bloxwich Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Bloxwich Academy a selective school?
- No. Bloxwich Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Bloxwich Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bloxwich Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bloxwich Academy?
- Bloxwich Academy is part of MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bloxwich Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bloxwich Academy rank locally?
- Bloxwich Academy ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bloxwich Academy's absence rate?
- Bloxwich Academy's overall absence rate is 12.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bloxwich Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bloxwich 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 15 July 2026.