Schools in Walsall
120 state-funded schools, 52,674 pupils. 93.3% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Walsall?
Walsall has 120 state-funded schools teaching 52,674 pupils. 84 primary, 18 secondary, 8 nursery.
What percentage of schools in Walsall are Good or Outstanding?
93.3% of the 119 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Walsall are rated Good or Outstanding: 17 Outstanding and 94 Good. 5 require improvement and 3 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Walsall are rated Outstanding?
17 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Walsall: Queen Mary's Grammar School, Queen Mary's High School, Beacon Academy, Kings Hill Primary School, New Invention Learning Academy, Delves Infant School, and 11 more listed below.
Are there grammar schools in Walsall?
Yes. Walsall has 2 selective (grammar) schools: Queen Mary's Grammar School, Queen Mary's High School. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolGrammarSecondary1,377Outstanding 2023
- Queen Mary's High SchoolGrammarSecondary944Outstanding 2021
- Beacon AcademyPrimary501Outstanding 2024
- Kings Hill Primary SchoolPrimary463Outstanding 2024
- New Invention Learning AcademyPrimary365Outstanding 2019
- Delves Infant SchoolPrimary338Outstanding 2022
- Whitehall Nursery and Infant AcademyPrimary313Outstanding 2014
- Oakwood SchoolSpecial245Outstanding 2024
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, DarlastonPrimary243Outstanding 2023
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School, StreetlyPrimary234Outstanding 2025
- Sandbank Nursery SchoolNursery194Outstanding 2023
- Valley Nursery SchoolNursery173Outstanding 2012
- Fullbrook Nursery SchoolNursery162Outstanding 2024
- Alumwell Nursery SchoolNursery142Outstanding 2023
- Rowley View Nursery SchoolNursery127Outstanding 2024
- Ogley Hay Nursery SchoolNursery91Outstanding 2023
- Lane Head Nursery SchoolNursery78Outstanding 2012
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 84 | 83 | 95.2% |
| Secondary | 18 | 18 | 88.9% |
| Nursery | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Special | 7 | 7 | 85.7% |
| Alternative provision | 3 | 3 | 66.7% |
Every school in Walsall
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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