Joseph Leckie Academy
Walstead Road West, Walsall, WS5 4PG
1,524 pupils · 108% of 1,414 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE FORGE BROOK TRUST
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 53.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 30.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 49.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.72 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 296 | 213 | 412 | 251 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 255 | 199 | 390 | 254 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 251 | 193 | 393 | 247 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 262 | 222 | 416 | 262 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 269 | 190 | 333 | 232 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 237 | 149 | 312 | 194 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 248 | 199 | 376 | 248 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 248 | 173 | 341 | 224 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wood Green Academy 1.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Queen Mary's Grammar School 1.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Walsall Studio School 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Wodensborough Ormiston Academy 2.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.