Best Secondary Schools in Walsall

We checked all 20 secondary schools in Walsall and list every one: 16 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked
20
Ranked
16
Without a rank
4

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Walsall. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Walsall also has 70 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Walsall. Walsall also has rankings for Willenhall.

Ranked secondary schools in Walsall

  1. 1

    Queen Mary's Grammar School

    Academy, Selective, 1,399 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    74.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    97.2%

  2. 2

    Queen Mary's High School

    Academy, Selective, 949 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
    Attainment 8
    73.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    95.2%

  3. 3

    St Francis of Assisi Catholic College

    Local authority maintained, 1,109 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    53.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    58.7%

  4. 4

    Barr Beacon School

    Academy, 1,469 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    62.1%

  5. 5

    Aldridge School - A Science College

    Academy, 1,629 pupils, inspected February 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41%

  6. 6

    Walsall Academy

    Academy, 1,423 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    43.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.7%

  7. 7

    Joseph Leckie Academy

    Academy, 1,524 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    42.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.5%

  8. 8

    Cheslyn Hay Academy

    Academy, 1,279 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    42.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.2%

  9. 9

    West Walsall E-ACT Academy

    Academy, 1,186 pupils, inspected October 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.6%

  10. 10

    Brownhills Ormiston Academy

    Academy, 778 pupils, inspected June 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.1%

  11. 11

    Great Wyrley Academy

    Academy, 606 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    26.5%

  12. 12

    Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy

    Academy, 1,419 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.8%

  13. 13

    Blue Coat Church of England Academy

    Academy, 972 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    18.2%

  14. 14

    Walsall Studio School

    Free school, 206 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    26.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    8.6%

  15. 15

    Bloxwich Academy

    Academy, 1,383 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    32.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.7%

  16. 16

    Shire Oak Academy

    Academy, 1,149 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to good
    Attainment 8
    35.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.8%

Secondary schools in Walsall without a rank

  • Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy

    Independent, 157 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Attainment 8
    52.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.7%

  • Abu Bakr Boys School

    Independent, 75 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    40.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.5%

  • Emmanuel School

    Independent, 77 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    48.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    66.7%

  • Hydesville Tower School

    Independent, 247 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    57.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    71%