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Bloxwich Academy

Leamore Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS2 7NR

The Frank F Harrison Trust in the Beechdale Community Partnership is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance92.6%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.45
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils1383

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour and leadership and governance needs attention; inclusion and personal development and wellbeing expected standard; early years strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (5 Dec 2017).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WS2. Where we have them, council (Walsall) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1383
Free school meals
64.1%
17.8% above district average (46.3%)

Also: Walsall 35.3% · England 24%

SEN
14.7%
19.2% below district average (33.9%)

Also: Walsall 19.1% · England 19.6%

EAL
9.9%
33.7% below district average (43.6%)
Attendance
92.6%
1.5% below district average (94.1%)

Also: Walsall 92.7% · England 93.4%

Persistent absence
24.6%
Attainment
Progress 8: -0.45

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WS2 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2193.5%
  • 2021/2290%
  • 2022/2389.3%
  • 2023/2487.9%
  • 2024/2588.3%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2363%
  • 2023/2463%
  • 2024/2575%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
1028
Pupils on roll
1383

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Walsall page.

SEN support

SEN %
14.7%
On-site provision
Special classes

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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