OFSTED
26 April 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Walsall
Trust
ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,162
1,162 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
563
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
599
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.7 pts
above England
School
42.5%
Walsall
36.6%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.9 pts
below England
School
12.4%
Walsall
24.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Walsall
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
72.5%
843
Indian
10.3%
120
White and Black Caribbean
4.4%
51
African
2.9%
34
Pakistani
1.9%
22
White and Asian
1.6%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.4%
214 of
1,162 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.7
1.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.43 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.05 pts
higher than
England
School
9.27%
Walsall
6.88%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.54 pts
higher than
England
School
28.35%
Walsall
19.49%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.09 pts
higher than
England
School
3.89%
Walsall
1.95%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
107.2%
14.9 pts
above England
Pool Hayes Academy
107.2%
Walsall
105.0%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.