Bloxwich Academy

State-Funded School

bloxwich-academy-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Walsall and BloxwichConstituency

WS2 7NRPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Bloxwich Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 3–19, located in Walsall, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,383 pupils. Bloxwich Academy is part of MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 32.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.7%
EBacc average point score: 2.98

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,383

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,383
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
8 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.