Great Wyrley Academy is a secondary school located in Walsall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 27/04/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.6%, which is 5.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hall Lane, Walsall

School Information

Address: Hall Lane, Walsall, WS6 6LQ
Website: greatwyrley.windsoracademytrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01922419311
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Moreton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144988

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1119
Number of Pupils: 517
Number of Boys: 268
Number of Girls: 249

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 28.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.47 to -0.02
Of the 128 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 128 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:9%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moat Hall Primary School
John's Lane , Great Wyrley WS6 6BX 		2out of 4 337 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Huthill Lane , Great Wyrley WS6 6PG 		3out of 4 352 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Glenthorne Community Primary School
Glenthorne Drive , Cheslyn Hay WS6 7BZ 		3out of 4 908 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgtown Primary School
North Street , Bridgtown WS11 0AZ 		3out of 4 1,522 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cheslyn Hay Primary School
Saredon Road , Cheslyn Hay WS6 7JQ 		3out of 4 1,849 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Wyrley Academy
Hall Lane , Great Wyrley WS6 6LQ 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Saredon Road , Cheslyn Hay WS6 7JQ 		2out of 4 1,890 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Peak Education - Cannock
Longford Road , Cannock WS11 0LD 		- not rated 2,055 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy
Avon Road , WS11 1LH 		1out of 4 2,397 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Chase Grammar School International Study Centre
Convent Close , WS11 0UR 		- not rated 2,397 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Chase Grammar School
Convent Close , WS11 0UR 		- not rated 2,397 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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