United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Walsall
Metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~287k · 120 state-funded schools
The signature
How Walsall ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,495/yr
Very low
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
House price
£223,000
Affordable
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Rent
£904/mo
Affordable
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,627/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Crime
90.5/1k
High
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Deprivation
31.6
Most deprived
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Schools
93.3%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
120 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
111 of 119 (93.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
120 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 120 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldridge School - A Science College | Secondary | 1,585 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Joseph Leckie Academy | Secondary | 1,520 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Barr Beacon School | Secondary | 1,501 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Streetly Academy | Secondary | 1,500 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bloxwich Academy | Secondary | 1,449 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy | Secondary | 1,437 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walsall Academy | Secondary | 1,418 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,377 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shire Oak Academy | Secondary | 1,297 | Inadequate2025Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Walsall E-ACT Academy | Secondary | 1,186 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pool Hayes Academy | Secondary | 1,150 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College | Secondary | 1,113 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Grace Academy Darlaston | Secondary | 1,068 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Willenhall E-ACT Academy | Secondary | 1,057 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blue Coat Church of England Academy | Secondary | 967 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Mary's High SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 944 | Outstanding2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brownhills Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 744 | Good2013 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hillary Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 131511 | Primary | 697 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blackwood School | Primary | 678 | Good2011 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fibbersley Park Academy | Primary | 645 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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