Great Wyrley Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Walsall, South Staffordshire | Ofsted & DfE

54%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

26%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

39.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

26%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

270.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

573

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

54%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

26%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

39.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

26%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

270.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

573

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

54%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

26%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

39.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

26%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

270.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

573

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/01/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Great Wyrley Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Staffordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

54%

-4pp

58%47%35%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 54%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

26%

-8pp

34%27%20%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 27%

Attainment 8

39.0

-2.0

44.239.735.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 39.0

EBacc entry

26%

+10pp

27%16%5%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 27%

EBacc APS

270.8

-55.5

387.5318.4249.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 270.8

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

32.5

+12.5

32.526.220.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 32.5

A-level value added

-0.06

+0.8

-0.1-0.5-0.9

'19'24'25

'25 · -0.1

Average A-level grade

C+

C+C-D

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

573

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

32%

Contact

Address

Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6LQ

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

greatwyrleyacademy.org.uk

Telephone

01922419311

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	54%	26%	39.0	Not applicable	26%	270.8	26%	573
2023/24	58%	34%	41.0	-0.08	17%	326.3	18%	556
2022/23	35%	20%	35.1	-0.58	5%	249.2	6%	535
2021/22	55%	32%	44.2	-0.19	8%	320.5	14%	497
2018/19	48%	23%	38.3	-0.25	9%	387.5	15%	609
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	32.5	C+	-0.06	Suppressed	12
2023/24	20.0	D	-0.89	Not eligible	21
2022/23	31.5	C	—	22%	28
2021/22	30.0	C	—	0%	32
2018/19	29.8	C	-0.45	6%	34
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	573	17.8	19%	2%	33%	11%	32%
2023/24	556	19.4	18%	1%	35%	11%	37%
2022/23	535	19.0	15%	1%	34%	12%	41%
2021/22	497	17.0	19%	1%	35%	10%	34%
2020/21	517	13.5	17%	1%	31%	—	—
2018/19	609	15.6	18%	0%	40%	10%	28%