Bloxwich Academy is a all-through school located in Walsall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Leamore Lane, Walsall, WS2 7NR
Website: www.bloxwichacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01922710257
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Seager
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137274

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1326
Number of Boys: 661
Number of Girls: 665

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.7
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.8
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.05 Confidence interval -0.19 to 0.29
Of the 120 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 109 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:7%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:16%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.9
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandbank Nursery School
Elmore Row , Bloxwich WS3 2HR 		4out of 4 1,079 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lane Head Nursery School
High Road , WV12 4JQ 		4out of 4 1,806 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Valley Nursery School
Blakenall Heath , Blakenall WS3 1HT 		4out of 4 1,993 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Millfields Nursery School
Lichfield Road , Bloxwich WS3 3LU 		4out of 4 2,138 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alumwell Nursery School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP 		4out of 4 3,003 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Busill Jones Primary School
Ashley Road , Bloxwich WS3 2QF 		- not rated 716 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Elmore Green Primary School
Elmore Green Road , Bloxwich WS3 2HW 		3out of 4 1,024 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Woodlands Academy of Learning
Bloxwich Road North , Short Heath WV12 5PR 		3out of 4 1,253 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Leamore Primary School
Bloxwich Road , Leamore WS3 2BB 		2out of 4 1,385 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints National Academy
High Street , Bloxwich WS3 3LP 		1out of 4 1,410 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way , WV12 4BD 		2out of 4 1,577 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road , Bloxwich WS3 3LX 		3out of 4 2,138 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coppice Performing Arts School
Ecclestone Road , WV11 2QE 		2out of 4 2,815 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pool Hayes Academy
Castle Drive , WV12 4QZ 		2out of 4 2,852 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bloxwich Academy
Leamore Lane , Bloxwich WS2 7NR 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mary Elliot School
Leamore Lane , WS2 7NR 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle School
Odell Road , Leamore WS3 2ED 		4out of 4 1,062 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Phoenix Academy
Odell Road , Leamore WS3 2ED 		3out of 4 1,075 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Old Hall School
Bentley Lane , WS2 7LU 		3out of 4 1,341 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
New Leaf Centre
Stroud Avenue , Willenhall WV12 4EG 		1out of 4 1,954 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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