School Summary
Walsall Academy
Girls: 689
Total Pupils: 1365
Opened: 01-09-2003
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Headteacher: Simon Topper
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road
Walsall
West Midlands
WS3 3LX
Telephone: 01922493910
Website: http://www.walsallacademy.com
Headteacher: Simon Topper
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road
Walsall
West Midlands
WS3 3LX
Telephone: 01922493910
Website: http://www.walsallacademy.com
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I advise parents not to send their children to this school. I am saying this because the majority of the teachers treat some students differently from the other students simply because they don't like them. Additionally some teachers demand respect from the students although they do not show respect back to them. Mr willet is one of tue worst people to be in a important position as he puts himself before anything else and miss treats some students and takes any chance to get rid of them","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I advise parents not to send their children to this school. I am saying this because the majority of the teachers treat some students differently from the other students simply because they don't like them. Additionally some teachers demand respect from the students although they do not show respect back to them. Mr willet is one of tue worst people to be in a important position as he puts himself before anything else and miss treats some students and takes any chance to get rid of them","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"ss ss","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110931650410033470042\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtd8rQFHFVSWDgqFMgNUOYxiWufDMmZD0blXe7_7hwBJ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-11-25T14:59:12Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I was literally crying today about that nugget I ate there it was horrible, the school dinners need to change honestly.Right now I'm crying because somehow I can still taste the food I ate from it I almost vomited trying to swallow it and when I arrived home it was still haunting me, the taste of that nugget.I tried my best to take the taste out but nothing works. Hopefully tomorrow it's gone.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I was literally crying today about that nugget I ate there it was horrible, the school dinners need to change honestly.Right now I'm crying because somehow I can still taste the food I ate from it I almost vomited trying to swallow it and when I arrived home it was still haunting me, the taste of that nugget.I tried my best to take the taste out but nothing works. Hopefully tomorrow it's gone.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Kimberley Riet","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101503864256033927279\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMSV8NogXI3Ob2g3GlcSr8e-dUljftycGBt-SrgV4w8oAXY=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-11-07T20:52:34Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"One of our two children went here. Was a very nice school until Mr Armstrong took the reigns. Doesn't get any help in regards to university applications or further education since leaving. The academy has become a very selective school biased against families living in the catchment area. The initial assessment of student attempting to go to the school isn't as varied as they'll have you believe and the school is slowly but surely getting worse as the children also become less disciplined.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"One of our two children went here. Was a very nice school until Mr Armstrong took the reigns. Doesn't get any help in regards to university applications or further education since leaving. The academy has become a very selective school biased against families living in the catchment area. The initial assessment of student attempting to go to the school isn't as varied as they'll have you believe and the school is slowly but surely getting worse as the children also become less disciplined.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Datwurul","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110531247148642590345\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtfkQepqJRH21Sxm7ioseJDEfs7hzrz66fgM0kNv9XbQMg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-01-11T14:09:18Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"A lovely school!...Kids need boundaries and rules so that they can be future leaders of tomorrow. Also, the teachers are very supportive (KEEP IT UP!), coupled with their great facilities.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"A lovely school!...Kids need boundaries and rules so that they can be future leaders of tomorrow. Also, the teachers are very supportive (KEEP IT UP!), coupled with their great facilities.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"POSH MIDWIFE","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116631239317173574210\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdQ4jqNC4_B74UGLyZmdl4kVWC_qzrd_vHzalz7CsjP=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-05-02T07:07:58Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I achieved 21 GCSE grades and 17 A levels during my time, I would like to thank Mr Sahara for that extra education. although I had a problem with all the teachers especially mr sahara as they were poor teachers and I only got 2 gcses and couldn't get into a level, I had to go to moff college as I could not achieve my grades. not happy","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I achieved 21 GCSE grades and 17 A levels during my time, I would like to thank Mr Sahara for that extra education. although I had a problem with all the teachers especially mr sahara as they were poor teachers and I only got 2 gcses and couldn't get into a level, I had to go to moff college as I could not achieve my grades. not happy","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"hugh mungus","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116455218743018796204\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRBZ1PaaxL8QQwEvub-g2woneyFKnsMoaVTgDma34ltTg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-09-22T09:08:30Z"}]
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I advise parents not to send their children to this school. I am saying this because the majority of the teachers treat some students differently from the other students simply because they don't like them. Additionally some teachers demand respect from the students although they do not show respect back to them. Mr willet is one of tue worst people to be in a important position as he puts himself before anything else and miss treats some students and takes any chance to get rid of them","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I advise parents not to send their children to this school. I am saying this because the majority of the teachers treat some students differently from the other students simply because they don't like them. Additionally some teachers demand respect from the students although they do not show respect back to them. Mr willet is one of tue worst people to be in a important position as he puts himself before anything else and miss treats some students and takes any chance to get rid of them","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"ss ss","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110931650410033470042\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtd8rQFHFVSWDgqFMgNUOYxiWufDMmZD0blXe7_7hwBJ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-11-25T14:59:12Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I was literally crying today about that nugget I ate there it was horrible, the school dinners need to change honestly.Right now I'm crying because somehow I can still taste the food I ate from it I almost vomited trying to swallow it and when I arrived home it was still haunting me, the taste of that nugget.I tried my best to take the taste out but nothing works. Hopefully tomorrow it's gone.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I was literally crying today about that nugget I ate there it was horrible, the school dinners need to change honestly.Right now I'm crying because somehow I can still taste the food I ate from it I almost vomited trying to swallow it and when I arrived home it was still haunting me, the taste of that nugget.I tried my best to take the taste out but nothing works. Hopefully tomorrow it's gone.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Kimberley Riet","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101503864256033927279\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMSV8NogXI3Ob2g3GlcSr8e-dUljftycGBt-SrgV4w8oAXY=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-11-07T20:52:34Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"One of our two children went here. Was a very nice school until Mr Armstrong took the reigns. Doesn't get any help in regards to university applications or further education since leaving. The academy has become a very selective school biased against families living in the catchment area. The initial assessment of student attempting to go to the school isn't as varied as they'll have you believe and the school is slowly but surely getting worse as the children also become less disciplined.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"One of our two children went here. Was a very nice school until Mr Armstrong took the reigns. Doesn't get any help in regards to university applications or further education since leaving. The academy has become a very selective school biased against families living in the catchment area. The initial assessment of student attempting to go to the school isn't as varied as they'll have you believe and the school is slowly but surely getting worse as the children also become less disciplined.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Datwurul","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110531247148642590345\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtfkQepqJRH21Sxm7ioseJDEfs7hzrz66fgM0kNv9XbQMg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-01-11T14:09:18Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"A lovely school!...Kids need boundaries and rules so that they can be future leaders of tomorrow. Also, the teachers are very supportive (KEEP IT UP!), coupled with their great facilities.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"A lovely school!...Kids need boundaries and rules so that they can be future leaders of tomorrow. Also, the teachers are very supportive (KEEP IT UP!), coupled with their great facilities.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"POSH MIDWIFE","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116631239317173574210\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdQ4jqNC4_B74UGLyZmdl4kVWC_qzrd_vHzalz7CsjP=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-05-02T07:07:58Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I achieved 21 GCSE grades and 17 A levels during my time, I would like to thank Mr Sahara for that extra education. although I had a problem with all the teachers especially mr sahara as they were poor teachers and I only got 2 gcses and couldn't get into a level, I had to go to moff college as I could not achieve my grades. not happy","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I achieved 21 GCSE grades and 17 A levels during my time, I would like to thank Mr Sahara for that extra education. although I had a problem with all the teachers especially mr sahara as they were poor teachers and I only got 2 gcses and couldn't get into a level, I had to go to moff college as I could not achieve my grades. not happy","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"hugh mungus","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116455218743018796204\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRBZ1PaaxL8QQwEvub-g2woneyFKnsMoaVTgDma34ltTg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-09-22T09:08:30Z"}]