Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy

State-Funded School

ormiston-shelfield-community-academy-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Aldridge-BrownhillsConstituency

WS4 1BWPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Walsall, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,419 pupils. Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.07

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,419

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,419
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Ormiston Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Jun 2019	Good	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.