Cheslyn Hay Academy
Saredon Road, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7JQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs J Pritchard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Windsor Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,302
- Pupils on roll
- 1,279
- URN
- 146443
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922416024
About this school
Cheslyn Hay Academy is a secondary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,279 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cheslyn Hay Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 228 | 209 | 199 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.7 | 46.1 | 42.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.04 to +0.33 | -0.22 -0.41 to -0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 42.1% | 32.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 67.5% | 62.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 24.4% | 31.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
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 Cheslyn Hay 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 | 49.7 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.1 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,262 |
| 2023/24 | 1,259 |
| 2024/25 | 1,264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cheslyn Hay Academy compares
Cheslyn Hay Academy ranked 34th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.1 | 7.9% | 20.2% | 1,279 | — |
| Great Wyrley Academy | 39 | 10.8% | 33% | 606 | 1.1 miles |
| Cannock Chase High School | 42.1 | 9.7% | 35.2% | 1,113 | 2.4 miles |
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | 43.6 | 8.6% | 29.9% | 732 | 2.5 miles |
| Walsall Academy | 43.9 | 8.9% | 40.9% | 1,423 | 3.2 miles |
| Norton Canes High School | 34.8 | 9.3% | 36.7% | 400 | 3.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 18 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.15%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.93%
- Persistent absence
- 21.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Wyrley Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Cannock Chase High School2.4 miles
Secondary · Cannock
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Cardinal Griffin Catholic College2.5 miles
Secondary · Cannock
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Walsall Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Walsall
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Norton Canes High School3.4 miles
Secondary · Cannock
Other schools in Walsall
Cheslyn Hay Academy ranks 8th 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
- Great Wyrley 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 ages does Cheslyn Hay Academy teach?
- Cheslyn Hay Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Cheslyn Hay Academy?
- The headteacher of Cheslyn Hay Academy is Mrs J Pritchard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cheslyn Hay Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cheslyn Hay 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 Cheslyn Hay Academy?
- Cheslyn Hay Academy has 1,279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Cheslyn Hay Academy full?
- Cheslyn Hay Academy has capacity for 1,302 pupils and 1,279 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cheslyn Hay Academy a faith school?
- No. Cheslyn Hay Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Cheslyn Hay Academy a selective school?
- No. Cheslyn Hay Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Cheslyn Hay Academy part of an academy trust?
- Cheslyn Hay 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 Cheslyn Hay Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.7 in 2022/23 and 42.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cheslyn Hay Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Cheslyn Hay Academy ranked 34th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cheslyn Hay Academy's absence rate?
- Cheslyn Hay Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cheslyn Hay Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cheslyn Hay 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.