Schools in Walsall

92 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Walsall

Primary

Offered their first choice 93.8%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 90.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,340
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 93.8% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.8 points higher than in 2016, when it was 90.0%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,855 places for 3,340 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 77.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 77.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 91.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,782
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 77.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 91.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 77.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,069 places for 3,782 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Walsall lodged 424 appeals about a school place.

369 of them were heard by a panel and 57 succeeded, which is about 15 in every 100 heard.

The other 55 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Aldridge School - A Science College Walsall	0.83	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Barr Beacon School Walsall	1.26	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Blue Coat Church of England Academy Walsall	0.84	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Brownhills Ormiston Academy Walsall	0.88	-	Some aspects not as strong Ofsted ungraded inspection
Grace Academy Darlaston Wednesbury	0.88	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Joseph Leckie Academy Walsall	0.72	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Walsall	1.08	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Pool Hayes Academy Willenhall	0.53	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Queen Mary's Grammar School Walsall	2.06	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Queen Mary's High School Walsall	1.77	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Shire Oak Academy Walsall	0.52	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Walsall	1.25	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall Willenhall	1.06	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Streetly Academy Sutton Coldfield	1.12	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Walsall Academy Walsall	1.85	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
West Walsall E-ACT Academy Walsall	0.73	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Willenhall E-ACT Academy Willenhall	0.74	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

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Schools in WS4 (7)
Schools in WS5 (4)
Schools in WS8 (8)
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