Joseph Leckie Academy, Walsall
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Joseph Leckie Academy excels at making every pupil feel valued and supported to succeed. The school has exceptional inclusion practices, ensuring pupils with different needs - including those with SEND, newly arrived pupils, and disadvantaged pupils - receive excellent, well-coordinated support across all subjects. Pupils thrive in a calm, ordered environment with warm relationships and high expectations, leading to good progress from their starting points.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional inclusion practices with ambitious leaders who ensure all pupils' needs are met through well-trained staff and robust support systems
- Strong personal development and wellbeing programme centred on the school's 'Leckie values' of kindness and empathy
- Effective behaviour and attendance improvements through consistent policies and family engagement
- Well-structured, ambitious curriculum with clear progression and good teaching of specialist subject vocabulary
- Passionate leadership with high expectations and significant investment in staff professional development
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistencies in how teachers check pupils' understanding during lessons, leaving gaps in some pupils' knowledge
- Numeracy support programmes are at an early stage with less impact than reading interventions
- Some variation in student achievement between subjects and between academic and vocational courses in the sixth form
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school clubs, revision and examination preparation sessions, work experience placements, musical instrument tuition, reading mentor roles, leadership positions, assemblies celebrating different cultures and religions
Joseph Leckie Academy is a school where every pupil is treated as an individual with potential and supported to succeed. The school has strong inclusive practices and creates a calm, welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and ready to learn.
At a Glance
53.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
19.9
Avg class size
68
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
108%
Over capacity
1,524 pupils
1,414 capacity
110 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Walsall
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Walsall
Admissions Demand - Walsall
Places available
4,057
Applications
3,772
Got 1st preference
75.9%
Got preferred school
93.9%
Secondary admissions across Walsall (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.17959%
Overall absence
31.04989%
Persistent absence
1,343
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Joseph Leckie Academy
Delves Junior School
Delves Infant School
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
Whitehall Junior Community School
Palfrey Junior School
Palfrey Infant School
Caldmore Primary Academy
Park Hill Primary School
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
Hillary Primary School
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