Pool Hayes Academy is a secondary school located in Willenhall. 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 26/09/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Castle Drive, Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Website: www.poolhayes.attrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01902368147
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Tom McDowall
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142594

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1084
Number of Pupils: 1061
Number of Boys: 534
Number of Girls: 527

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.08 Confidence interval -0.28 to 0.13
Of the 150 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 149 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:39%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:25%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.25
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lane Head Nursery School
High Road , WV12 4JQ
4out of 4 1,172 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashmore Park Nursery School
Griffiths Drive , Ashmore Park Estate WV11 2LH
4out of 4 1,581 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pool Hayes Primary School
Bridgnorth Grove , WV12 4RX
3out of 4 378 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Perry Hall Primary School
Colman Avenue , Wednesfield WV11 3RT
3out of 4 793 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oak Meadow Primary School
Ryan Avenue , Ashmore Park WV11 2QQ
3out of 4 1,156 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
New Invention Infant School
Cannock Road , New Invention WV12 5SA
4out of 4 1,246 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Invention Junior School
Cannock Road , New Invention WV12 5SA
4out of 4 1,246 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Coppice Performing Arts School
Ecclestone Road , WV11 2QE
2out of 4 1,215 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wednesfield High Academy
Lichfield Road , Wednesfield WV11 3ES
2out of 4 1,458 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way , WV12 4BD
2out of 4 1,946 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Matthias School
Deans Road , WV1 2BH
3out of 4 3,236 yd Community school 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 2,852 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Leaf Centre
Stroud Avenue , Willenhall WV12 4EG
1out of 4 1,478 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Jennie Lee Centre
Litchfield Road , Wednesfield WV11 3HT
- not rated 1,762 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Old Hall School
Bentley Lane , WS2 7LU
3out of 4 2,079 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Shepwell Centre A Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Bilston Lane , WV13 2QJ
3out of 4 2,343 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mary Elliot School
Leamore Lane , WS2 7NR
3out of 4 2,852 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.