Brownhills Ormiston Academy, Walsall

In 2026, pupils at Brownhills Ormiston Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Walsall and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Walsall and 47% in England.

That is up from 37.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.46: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.5, against 45.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 129 families put Brownhills Ormiston Academy as their first choice and 364 named it as one of their preferences, for 147 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Brownhills Ormiston Academy are Erasmus Darwin Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); Shire Oak Academy (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37); Chase Terrace Academy (2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.3); and Norton Canes High School (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 43.5).

Brownhills Ormiston Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Brownhills Ormiston Academy is one of 44 schools run by Ormiston Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41 in 2024/25.

72 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brownhills Ormiston Academy (as of September 2025): 76% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 52% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (82%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (52%).

Of the 130 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 65% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

52.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%), Black (6%) and Mixed (5%).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Brownhills Ormiston Academy.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Howdle's Lane (opposite), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 133 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).

In 2024/25, Brownhills Ormiston Academy issued 120 suspensions, 16.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Brownhills Ormiston Academy are St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Watling Street Primary School (0.3 miles), St James Academy (0.5 miles) and Millfield Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.