School Summary

West Walsall E-ACT Academy


Boys: 596
Girls: 582
Total Pupils: 1178
Opened: 01-09-2012
Ofsted: Good
Head Teacher: Kerry Solway-Blower
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Primley Avenue
Walsall
West Midlands
WS2 9UA
Telephone: 01922720741
Website: https://www.wwea.org.uk

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AdministrativeWard (name): Pleck
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
BSOInspectorateName (name): Not applicable
Boarders (code): 1
Boarders (name): No boarders
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): West Midlands
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E08000030
DistrictAdministrative (name): Walsall
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 399434
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EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: West Walsall E-ACT Academy
EstablishmentNumber: 4003
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 10
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Academies
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GOR (code): F
GOR (name): West Midlands
GSSLACode (name): E08000030
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Kerry
HeadLastName: Solway-Blower
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Head Teacher
HeadTitle (name): Mrs
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LA (code): 335
LA (name): Walsall
LSOA (code): E01010362
LSOA (name): Walsall 026C
LastChangedDate: 27-04-2023
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MSOA (name): Walsall 026
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NumberOfBoys: 596
NumberOfGirls: 582
NumberOfPupils: 1178
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 18-01-2023
OfstedRating (name): Good
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-09-2012
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14001012
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Walsall South
PercentageFSM: 42.70
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
PhaseOfEducation (name): Secondary
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Postcode: WS2 9UA
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RSCRegion (name): West Midlands
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 99
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ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): New Provision
ReligiousCharacter (code): 06
ReligiousCharacter (name): None
ReligiousEthos (name): None
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SchoolCapacity: 1100
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): E-ACT
SchoolWebsite: www.wwea.org.uk
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 0
SpecialClasses (name): Not applicable
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Primley Avenue
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01922720741
Town: Walsall
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 2974
Trusts (name): E-ACT
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 28
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Academy sponsor led
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UKPRN: 10037852
UPRN: 100071550672
URN: 138374
UrbanRural (code): A1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"11 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Disgraceful school. I feel for some of the students. Theirs a lot of bullying with no support for the children. Teachers go into work and just want to not deal with anything so they brush everything under the carpet. There was a stabbing there a few weeks ago! Students feel like it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a prison even the food is overcharged for small tiny portions. My child feels depressed because of this school and the way he has been bullied with no support! The teachers are scared of the pupils! The head needs to start making some changes!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Disgraceful school. I feel for some of the students. Theirs a lot of bullying with no support for the children. Teachers go into work and just want to not deal with anything so they brush everything under the carpet. There was a stabbing there a few weeks ago! Students feel like it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a prison even the food is overcharged for small tiny portions. My child feels depressed because of this school and the way he has been bullied with no support! The teachers are scared of the pupils! The head needs to start making some changes!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Sonia k","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109766022471852784048\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVFn7ET3Og3TtQIB0XlJZ1_hkKM3kkaaerxHItyLEB87z8=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-10-19T11:33:32Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"If I could give this school zero stars I would.This school is honestly so horrible they send students to refocus and the students don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get any education. I understand this is a way of punishment but I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m sure you guys can think of other punishments that do not require any education being taken away. Teachers here are very nasty and disrespectful too all they do is shout. Children should look forward to going school not being scared of going \u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008e\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008e.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"If I could give this school zero stars I would.This school is honestly so horrible they send students to refocus and the students don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get any education. I understand this is a way of punishment but I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m sure you guys can think of other punishments that do not require any education being taken away. Teachers here are very nasty and disrespectful too all they do is shout. Children should look forward to going school not being scared of going \u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008e\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008e.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Katie","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109220456316771139487\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIQjQMNkcaMjmQFFHv9u3MNEcIgXNdVeyr4FyavKQo8=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-07-16T14:03:54Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Horrible school.\nI\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve never seen a school so unorganised and terrible everything from the teachers to the food is poor and they probably wonder why there is a lack of respect.\nParents take it from me do not send your kids here the experience is very poor and you will probably find your child going to school to socialise rather than learn as teachers don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seem to like interacting with students there which makes the learning experience boring which they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seem to understand, they are quick to say that students aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t working or being lazy. On that note there are many better options in the Walsall area don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t send your child to this shambles of a school that is west Walsall:)","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Horrible school.\nI\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve never seen a school so unorganised and terrible everything from the teachers to the food is poor and they probably wonder why there is a lack of respect.\nParents take it from me do not send your kids here the experience is very poor and you will probably find your child going to school to socialise rather than learn as teachers don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seem to like interacting with students there which makes the learning experience boring which they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seem to understand, they are quick to say that students aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t working or being lazy. On that note there are many better options in the Walsall area don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t send your child to this shambles of a school that is west Walsall:)","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Real Nimrod","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/114942696170691027104\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocISGd-tJ_9wJ6_SXcqZjMdNfnRCApWYuF5P8xW8Rfox=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-08-17T19:41:56Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Honestly it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quite a terrible school. They pretend that it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cleaned up on the outside but on the inside it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s still the exact same school with no progress. There is a swarm of discrimination from the students, teachers and the head. the school fails to do anything of it. The heads of the school are snobbish and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quite ironic that a school that is predominantly people of colour, fails to protect these students. The classrooms are dirty, the food is vulgar and honestly the school is downright unorganised. Take it today when the school decided last 5 minutes of the day to announce it was the leavers day for the year 11s(the same day). 5 years and this is what they get. How is it fair to the students who were there and those who weren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t? Please do not send your students here","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Honestly it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quite a terrible school. They pretend that it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cleaned up on the outside but on the inside it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s still the exact same school with no progress. There is a swarm of discrimination from the students, teachers and the head. the school fails to do anything of it. The heads of the school are snobbish and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quite ironic that a school that is predominantly people of colour, fails to protect these students. The classrooms are dirty, the food is vulgar and honestly the school is downright unorganised. Take it today when the school decided last 5 minutes of the day to announce it was the leavers day for the year 11s(the same day). 5 years and this is what they get. How is it fair to the students who were there and those who weren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t? Please do not send your students here","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Rando Bando","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100620495561748490615\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJYVl94ki-HuAaiZyhLg1HHnL3iw9FrGXU6kwokq84i=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-06-11T14:30:42Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Horrible school the amount of times that I've been bullied there, the students and the teachers have a horrible behaviour,the teaches don't care about you. Please don't go to that school is a bad idea","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Horrible school the amount of times that I've been bullied there, the students and the teachers have a horrible behaviour,the teaches don't care about you. Please don't go to that school is a bad idea","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Nadine Power","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116813279625962196837\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocK6cxoYZpUy82kpFSeVYk4bVCoihPbYaWadZEAdLaCo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-11-25T23:17:48Z"}]