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Sixth forms in Walsall

All 8 sixth forms in Walsall.

8 schools in Walsall

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  1. Queen Mary's Grammar School

    Walsall, WS1 2PG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Walsall sixth forms average, low absence.

    367 first choices, 178 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1672.6

    Walsall sixth forms 50.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.7%Walsall sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    1,399
    Pupils per teacher
    18.5
    View school Queen Mary's Grammar School
  2. Queen Mary's High School

    Walsall, WS4 2AE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Strong standard or better
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Walsall sixth forms average, low absence.

    263 first choices, 149 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1674.1

    Walsall sixth forms 50.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.9%Walsall sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    949
    Pupils per teacher
    19.0
    View school Queen Mary's High School
  3. Joseph Leckie Academy

    Walsall, WS5 4PG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Walsall sixth forms average, high absence.

    213 first choices, 296 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1642.9

    Walsall sixth forms 50.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    10.2%Walsall sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    1,524
    Pupils per teacher
    15.5
    View school Joseph Leckie Academy
  4. Blue Coat Church of England Academy

    Walsall, WS1 2ND · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Walsall sixth forms average.

    130 first choices, 154 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1636.5

    Walsall sixth forms 50.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.8%Walsall sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    972
    Pupils per teacher
    16.0
    View school Blue Coat Church of England Academy
  5. West Walsall E-ACT Academy

    Walsall, WS2 9UA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Walsall sixth forms average.

    158 first choices, 216 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1637.9

    Walsall sixth forms 50.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.4%Walsall sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    1,186
    Pupils per teacher
    18.0
    View school West Walsall E-ACT Academy
  6. Walsall Studio School

    Walsall, WS1 1RL · Studio School · Secondary · Ages 14 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Walsall sixth forms average, high absence.

    Attainment 8 at 1632.8

    Walsall sixth forms 50.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    18.2%Walsall sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    206
    Pupils per teacher
    16.3
    View school Walsall Studio School
  7. The Ladder School

    Walsall, WS1 1RS · Secondary · Ages 13 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    62
    Pupils per teacher
    8.4
    View school The Ladder School
  8. Emmanuel School

    Walsall, WS2 8PR · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 18

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results above the Walsall sixth forms average.

    Attainment 8 at 1654.2

    Walsall sixth forms 50.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    –Walsall sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    77
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Emmanuel School
The big picture

How Walsall's sixth forms spread out

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Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Walsall 50.4England 46.2Walsall Studio School: 32.8Blue Coat Church of England Academy: 36.5West Walsall E-ACT Academy: 37.9Joseph Leckie Academy: 42.9Emmanuel School: 54.2Queen Mary's Grammar School: 72.6Queen Mary's High School: 74.1020406080
Sixth forms in Walsall

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Walsall average 9.2%Queen Mary's Grammar School: 4.7%Queen Mary's High School: 4.9%West Walsall E-ACT Academy: 8.4%Blue Coat Church of England Academy: 8.8%Joseph Leckie Academy: 10.2%Walsall Studio School: 18.2%0%5%10%15%20%
Sixth forms in Walsall

Ofsted grades in Walsall

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 4 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 4
  • Good: 3 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Walsall

  1. Some are faith schools.

    2 of the 8 sixth forms in Walsall have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Sixth forms in Walsall, explained

There are 8 sixth forms in Walsall, teaching 6,375 children. 0 are run by the council and 7 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Walsall sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 50.4 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

43.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,019 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many sixth forms are in Walsall?
There are 8 sixth forms in Walsall, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Walsall?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Walsall on Eduscope are Queen Mary's Grammar School, Queen Mary's High School and Joseph Leckie Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding sixth forms are in Walsall?
Walsall has 1 sixth forms rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 3 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are sixth forms in Walsall ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Walsall sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Walsall is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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