Secondary schools in Walsall
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Walsall has 19 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,611 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 43% in a school sixth form, 41% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 35% of students in Walsall went to university (England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 43.0 against 46.1 for England; 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Walsall against England
| Measure | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,611 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 41% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Walsall
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (19)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge School - A Science CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,629 | 91% | 45% | 45% | 2% | 64% | 45.2 | 41% |
| Barr Beacon SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,469 | 90% | 48% | 41% | 3% | 67% | 51.0 | 62% |
| Bloxwich AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,383 | 79% | 34% | 45% | 1% | 41% | 32.9 | 25% |
| Blue Coat Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 972 | 88% | 52% | 36% | 1% | 49% | 37.4 | 18% |
| Brownhills Ormiston AcademyAcademy converter | 778 | 86% | 16% | 71% | 1% | — | 37.1 | 34% |
| Grace Academy DarlastonAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,059 | 83% | 34% | 49% | 3% | 63% | 41.2 | 30% |
| Joseph Leckie AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,524 | 88% | 50% | 35% | 0% | 67% | 42.4 | 31% |
| Ormiston Shelfield Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,419 | 77% | 31% | 45% | 3% | 55% | 38.4 | 26% |
| Pool Hayes AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,162 | 79% | 28% | 51% | 6% | 40% | 37.7 | 30% |
| Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,399 | 98% | 87% | 8% | 0% | 62% | 74.2 | 97% |
| Queen Mary's High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 949 | 97% | 88% | 6% | 0% | 75% | 73.5 | 95% |
| Shire Oak AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,149 | 80% | 35% | 44% | 2% | 47% | 35.0 | 26% |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,109 | 83% | 56% | 26% | 4% | 62% | 53.2 | 59% |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, WillenhallVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,464 | 86% | 54% | 32% | 2% | 59% | 41.4 | 32% |
| The Streetly AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,544 | 83% | 41% | 41% | 9% | 48% | 42.1 | 36% |
| Walsall AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,423 | 86% | 45% | 40% | 4% | 61% | 43.9 | 38% |
| Walsall Studio SchoolStudio schools · sixth form | 206 | 71% | 38% | 31% | 0% | 42% | 26.9 | 9% |
| West Walsall E-ACT AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,186 | 85% | 36% | 47% | 1% | 61% | 39.9 | 35% |
| Willenhall E-ACT AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,106 | 77% | 18% | 58% | 2% | — | 34.7 | 20% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (8)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 13% | — | — |
| Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academyindependent · Other independent school | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | 52.0 | 42% |
| Abu Bakr Boys Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 40.8 | 46% |
| Emmanuel Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.7 | 67% |
| Hydesville Tower Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | 57.5 | 71% |
| Castle Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 247 | 95% | 0% | 95% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Jane Lane Schoolspecial · Community special school | 195 | 89% | 0% | 84% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Elmwood Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 85 | 33% | 0% | 20% | 0% | — | 5.8 | 0% |