Pool Hayes Academy
Castle Drive, Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Lisa Macey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Academy Transformation Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,084
- Pupils on roll
- 1,162
- URN
- 142594
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902368147
About this school
Pool Hayes Academy is a secondary academy in Willenhall. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,162 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pool Hayes 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
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 | 180 | 185 | 181 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.2 | 37.2 | 37.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.38 -0.58 to -0.17 | -0.43 -0.64 to -0.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 22.2% | 30.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 48.6% | 51.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 56.8% | 56.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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 Pool Hayes 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 | 40.2 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.2 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.7 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,064 |
| 2023/24 | 1,111 |
| 2024/25 | 1,150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pool Hayes Academy compares
Pool Hayes Academy ranked 13th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.7 | 9.3% | 43.8% | 1,162 | — |
| Coppice Performing Arts School | 43.8 | 8.2% | 41.5% | 989 | 0.7 miles |
| Wednesfield Academy | 44.9 | 7.5% | 46.2% | 1,025 | 0.8 miles |
| Willenhall E-ACT Academy | 34.7 | 8.8% | 50.6% | 1,106 | 1.1 miles |
| St Matthias School | 40.6 | 9.5% | 60.1% | 805 | 1.8 miles |
| Moseley Park | 44.8 | 8.1% | 51.1% | 1,069 | 2.0 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)
- 43.77%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.27%
- Persistent absence
- 28.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coppice Performing Arts School0.7 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Wednesfield Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Willenhall E-ACT Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
-
St Matthias School1.8 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Moseley Park2.0 miles
Secondary · Bilston
Other schools in Willenhall
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall Secondary
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy 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 ages does Pool Hayes Academy teach?
- Pool Hayes Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Willenhall.
- Who is the principal of Pool Hayes Academy?
- The principal of Pool Hayes Academy is Mrs Lisa Macey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pool Hayes Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pool Hayes 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 Pool Hayes Academy?
- Pool Hayes Academy has 1,162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Pool Hayes Academy full?
- Pool Hayes Academy has capacity for 1,084 pupils and 1,162 on roll (107%), 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 Pool Hayes Academy a faith school?
- No. Pool Hayes Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Pool Hayes Academy a selective school?
- No. Pool Hayes Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Pool Hayes Academy part of an academy trust?
- Pool Hayes Academy is part of ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Pool Hayes Academy have?
- The schools register lists Pool Hayes Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Pool Hayes Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.2 in 2022/23 and 37.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pool Hayes Academy compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Pool Hayes Academy ranked 13th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pool Hayes Academy's absence rate?
- Pool Hayes Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pool Hayes Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pool Hayes 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 2 July 2026.