Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
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.
First-choice demand has risen from 41 in 2021 to 277 in 2026, while places went from 24 to 256.
Across Walsall, 77% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Walsall lodged 382 appeals against secondary school offers; 353 reached a hearing and 72 succeeded (20.4% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 256 | 277 | 617 | 1.1 | 56 |
| 2025 | 258 | 256 | 595 | 1.0 | 41 |
| 2024 | 249 | 284 | 572 | 1.1 | 58 |
| 2023 | 260 | 219 | 513 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 25 | 47 | 87 | 1.9 | 24 |
| 2021 | 24 | 41 | 87 | 1.7 | 20 |
| 2020 | 24 | 38 | 86 | 1.6 | 14 |
| 2019 | 23 | 47 | 107 | 2.0 | 27 |
| 2018 | 18 | 60 | 100 | 3.3 | 43 |
| 2017 | 15 | 42 | 83 | 2.8 | 30 |
| 2016 | 10 | 40 | 79 | 4.0 | 31 |
| 2015 | 4 | 31 | 64 | 7.8 | 27 |
| 2014 | 225 | 229 | 558 | 1.0 | 62 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.