Joseph Leckie 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 20/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Walstead Road West, Walsall, WS5 4PG
Website: http://www.josephleckieacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01922721071
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Ludlow
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137830

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1414
Number of Pupils: 1426
Number of Boys: 753
Number of Girls: 673

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.46 Confidence interval 0.27 to 0.65
Of the 201 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 172 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:34%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.64
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fullbrook Nursery School
West Bromwich Road , WS5 4NN
4out of 4 247 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alumwell Nursery School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP
4out of 4 3,165 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Delves Infant School
Botany Road , Delves WS5 4PU
4out of 4 879 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Delves Junior School
Bell Lane , Delves WS5 4PU
2out of 4 879 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whitehall Nursery and Infant School
West Bromwich Road , WS1 3HS
4out of 4 885 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitehall Junior Community School
Delves Road , WS1 3JY
2out of 4 975 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Palfrey Junior School
Dale Street , WS1 4AH
2out of 4 1,106 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walstead Road West , WS5 4PG
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Road , WS10 9QU
4out of 4 1,665 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wood Green Road , WS10 9QS
- not rated 1,820 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Sutton Road , WS1 2PG
4out of 4 1,887 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Birmingham Street , WS1 2ND
3out of 4 2,009 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walsall College
Wisemore Campus , WS2 8ES
- not rated 2,936 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Homeschool
49 Manifold Way , Sandwell WS10 0GB
- not rated 1,228 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School
High Point Academy
Friar Park Road , WS10 0JS
- not rated 1,389 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Abu Bakr Girls School
154- 160 Wednesbury Road , Palfrey WS1 4JJ
- not rated 1,492 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Mayfield Preparatory School
Sutton Road , WALSALL WS1 2PD
- not rated 1,945 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Ladder School
Millennium House , 24 Lower Hall Lane WS1 1RL
- not rated 2,066 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.