West Walsall E-ACT Academy is a secondary school located in Walsall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.4%, which is 3.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UA
Website: www.wwea.org.uk
Telephone: 01922720741
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Murcott
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138374

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1100
Number of Pupils: 1110
Number of Boys: 561
Number of Girls: 549

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.03 Confidence interval -0.25 to 0.19
Of the 141 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 130 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:14%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:85%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:26%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.07
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alumwell Nursery School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP
4out of 4 386 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Fullbrook Nursery School
West Bromwich Road , WS5 4NN
4out of 4 2,851 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lane Head Nursery School
High Road , WV12 4JQ
4out of 4 3,059 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rowley View Nursery School
149 Dangerfield Lane , WS10 7RU
4out of 4 3,233 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alumwell Junior School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP
3out of 4 459 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Alumwell Infant School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP
3out of 4 459 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Reedswood E-ACT Academy
Bentley Drive , WS2 8RX
3out of 4 993 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
King Charles Primary School
Wilkes Avenue , Bentley WS2 0JN
3out of 4 997 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillary Primary School
Hillary Street , Pleck WS2 9BP
3out of 4 1,387 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Walsall Studio School
14a Lower Hall Lane , The Goldmine Centre WS1 1RL
3out of 4 2,050 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wood Green Road , WS10 9QS
- not rated 2,194 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Road , WS10 9QU
4out of 4 2,294 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way , WV12 4BD
2out of 4 2,313 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 2,185 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Jane Lane School, A College for Cognition & Learning
Churchill Road , Bentley WS2 0JH
- not rated 1,149 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Jane Lane School, A College for Cognition & Learning
Churchill Road , Bentley WS2 0JH
1out of 4 1,162 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Emmanuel School
Afro Caribbean Community Association , 36 Wolverhampton Road WS2 8PR
- not rated 1,190 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Abu Bakr Girls School
154- 160 Wednesbury Road , Palfrey WS1 4JJ
- not rated 1,582 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
West Midlands Education and Skills
ST PATRICKS PRESBYTERY , BLUE LANE EAST WS2 8HN
- not rated 1,955 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.