Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way, Willenhall, WV12 4BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Interim Principal
- Ms Emma Clements
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 1,106
- URN
- 137706
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902368221
About this school
Willenhall E-ACT Academy is a secondary academy in Willenhall. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,106 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 138 | 178 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.7 | 33.3 | 34.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.82 -1.06 to -0.58 | -0.82 -1.04 to -0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 19.7% | 19.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% | 33.1% | 35.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 11.8% | 5.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
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 Willenhall E-ACT 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 | 32.7 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.3 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.7 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 909 |
| 2023/24 | 1,009 |
| 2024/25 | 1,057 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willenhall E-ACT Academy compares
Willenhall E-ACT Academy ranked 17th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.7 | 8.8% | 50.6% | 1,106 | — |
| Pool Hayes Academy | 37.7 | 9.3% | 43.8% | 1,162 | 1.1 miles |
| West Walsall E-ACT Academy | 39.9 | 8.4% | 56.8% | 1,186 | 1.3 miles |
| Coppice Performing Arts School | 43.8 | 8.2% | 41.5% | 989 | 1.5 miles |
| Wednesfield Academy | 44.9 | 7.5% | 46.2% | 1,025 | 1.9 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall | 41.4 | 9.7% | 43.7% | 1,464 | 2.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.61%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.75%
- Persistent absence
- 28.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pool Hayes Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
-
West Walsall E-ACT Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Coppice Performing Arts School1.5 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Wednesfield Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall2.1 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
Other schools in Willenhall
- Pool Hayes Academy Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall Secondary
- Lane Head Nursery School Nursery
- Barcroft Academy Primary
- Fibbersley Park Academy Primary
- Lodge Farm Primary School Primary
- New Invention Infant School Primary
- New Invention Learning Academy Primary
- Pool Hayes Primary School Primary
- Rosedale Church of England C Infant School Primary
- Short Heath Junior School Primary
- St Giles Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Willenhall E-ACT Academy teach?
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Willenhall.
- Who is the interim principal of Willenhall E-ACT Academy?
- The interim principal of Willenhall E-ACT Academy is Ms Emma Clements, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Willenhall E-ACT Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willenhall E-ACT 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 Willenhall E-ACT Academy?
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy has 1,106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Willenhall E-ACT Academy full?
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy has capacity for 950 pupils and 1,106 on roll (116%), 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 Willenhall E-ACT Academy a faith school?
- No. Willenhall E-ACT Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Willenhall E-ACT Academy a selective school?
- No. Willenhall E-ACT Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Willenhall E-ACT Academy?
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Willenhall E-ACT Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.7 in 2022/23 and 34.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Willenhall E-ACT Academy rank locally?
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy ranked 17th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willenhall E-ACT Academy's absence rate?
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willenhall E-ACT Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willenhall E-ACT 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.