Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy, Walsall

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our core drivers of outcomes, values and choices are at the heart of our daily actions and interactions. Our aim is simple; by rigorously instilling our values, students achieve positive outcomes enabling them to make considered life choices which open doors to the opportunities they deserve. Our team shares the vision."

Coming up: an open evening on Sunday 7 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Walsall and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Walsall and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.49: 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 31.4, against 47.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 277 families put Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy as their first choice and 617 named it as one of their preferences, for 256 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 56 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy are Shire Oak Academy (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37); Walsall Academy (2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 43.5); Aldridge School - A Science College (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); and Brownhills Ormiston Academy (2.3 miles, Attainment 8 42.5).

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

Ormiston Shelfield Community 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.

Of the 242 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 65 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 51% went on to university or other higher education, 15% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

43.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 325 pupils (22.9%) received SEN support and 62 (4.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broad Lane (opposite), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 125 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).

In 2024/25, Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy issued 340 suspensions, 23.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy are St Francis Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Greenfield Primary School (0.7 miles), Rushall Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Michael's Church of England C Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.