Willenhall E-ACT 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, 166 families put Willenhall E-ACT Academy as their first choice and 305 named it as one of their preferences, for 224 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has risen from 88 in 2021 to 166 in 2026, while places went from 181 to 224.
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 | 224 | 166 | 305 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 230 | 146 | 277 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 231 | 127 | 218 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 227 | 128 | 215 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 212 | 117 | 228 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 181 | 88 | 171 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 174 | 106 | 194 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 197 | 87 | 173 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 106 | 52 | 92 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 221 | 104 | 213 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 166 | 133 | 267 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 174 | 152 | 249 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 237 | 190 | 370 | 0.8 | 0 |
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.