Grace Academy Darlaston

State-Funded School

grace-academy-darlaston-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Wolverhampton South EastConstituency

WS10 8QJPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Grace Academy Darlaston is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, 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 1,059 pupils. Grace Academy Darlaston is part of TOVE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 14 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.36

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

24%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,059

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,059
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: TOVE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 27 April 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
18 May 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.