Great Wyrley Academy
Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6LQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Moore
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Windsor Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,119
- Pupils on roll
- 606
- URN
- 144988
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922419311
About this school
Great Wyrley Academy is a secondary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 606 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 | 93 | 96 | 83 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.1 | 41.0 | 39.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 -0.87 to -0.28 | -0.08 -0.37 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 34.4% | 26.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 35% | 58.3% | 54.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% | 16.7% | 26.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
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 Great Wyrley 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.1 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 535 |
| 2023/24 | 556 |
| 2024/25 | 573 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Wyrley Academy compares
Great Wyrley Academy ranked 43rd of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39 | 10.8% | 33% | 606 | — |
| Cheslyn Hay Academy | 42.1 | 7.9% | 20.2% | 1,279 | 1.1 miles |
| Cannock Chase High School | 42.1 | 9.7% | 35.2% | 1,113 | 2.0 miles |
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | 43.6 | 8.6% | 29.9% | 732 | 2.2 miles |
| Norton Canes High School | 34.8 | 9.3% | 36.7% | 400 | 2.3 miles |
| Kingsmead School | 48.5 | 8.5% | 19.2% | 1,427 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.03%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.76%
- Persistent absence
- 31.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cheslyn Hay Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Cannock Chase High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Cannock
-
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College2.2 miles
Secondary · Cannock
-
Norton Canes High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Cannock
-
Kingsmead School2.7 miles
Secondary · Cannock
Other schools in Walsall
Great Wyrley Academy ranks 10th 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
- 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
- Walsall Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Great Wyrley Academy teach?
- Great Wyrley Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Wyrley Academy?
- The headteacher of Great Wyrley Academy is Mrs Kelly Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Wyrley Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Wyrley 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 Great Wyrley Academy?
- Great Wyrley Academy has 606 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Great Wyrley Academy full?
- Great Wyrley Academy has capacity for 1,119 pupils and 606 on roll (54%), 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 Great Wyrley Academy a faith school?
- No. Great Wyrley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Great Wyrley Academy a selective school?
- No. Great Wyrley Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Great Wyrley Academy?
- Great Wyrley Academy is part of WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Wyrley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.1 in 2022/23 and 39 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Wyrley Academy rank locally?
- Great Wyrley Academy ranked 43rd of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Wyrley Academy's absence rate?
- Great Wyrley Academy's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Wyrley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Wyrley 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 10 July 2026.