West Walsall E-ACT Academy

State-Funded School

west-walsall-e-act-academy-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Walsall and BloxwichConstituency

WS2 9UAPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

West Walsall E-ACT 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 1,186 pupils. West Walsall E-ACT Academy is part of E-ACT.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.47

Ethnicity

White

16%

Asian

57%

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,186

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

53%

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: 1,186
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: E-ACT

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 18 January 2023. 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
23 Nov 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.