Bloxwich Academy vs Sandbank Nursery School
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Bloxwich Academy
Walsall
Sandbank Nursery School
Walsall
Overview
Phase
All-through
Nursery
Type
Academy sponsor led
Local authority nursery school
Age Range
3–16
2–5
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
None
Does not apply
Admissions
Non-selective
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Local Authority
Walsall
Walsall
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
1383
164
Capacity
1500
-
Occupancy
92%
-
FSM %
64.1%
0.0%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
-
-
Quality of Education
Inadequate
-
Behaviour & Attitudes
Inadequate
-
Personal Development
Requires Improvement
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Leadership & Management
Inadequate
-
Last Inspected
Feb 2026
Feb 2023
Performance (2026)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
32.9
-
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
20.6%
-
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
C-
-
Points Per Entry
26.1
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Best 3 A-Levels
c
-
AAB+ %
-
-
Value Added
Below average
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A-Level Students
16
-
Retention
55%
-
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
0%
-
Degree course
52%
-
Any L4+ destination
58%
-
Apprenticeships
3%
-
Cohort size
33
-
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
15
0
Top subjects
Psychology (26)
Physics (16)
Chemistry (16)
Geography (16)
Biology (16)
English Literature (12)
History (12)
Mathematics (12)