Secondary
Grace Academy Darlaston
Herberts Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 8QJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1059 of 1075 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 100.8
- Pupils per adult
- 10.2
- Pupils
- 1,028
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
April 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)April 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
30%
3 points below the Wednesbury average (33% across 4 schools)
41.2
0.3 below the Wednesbury average (41.5 across 4 schools)
3rd of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Wednesbury we can score - 5 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 |
| Entered the EBacc | 5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% |
| A level average points per entry | 24.95 |
| A level students | 29 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41% |
| 22/23 | 36% |
| 23/24 | 30% |
| 24/25 | 30% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34.4 |
| 22/23 | 25.9 |
| 23/24 | 20.9 |
| 24/25 | 24.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0.00 |
| 22/23 | +0.07 |
| 23/24 | -0.04 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45.0 |
| 22/23 | 46.3 |
| 23/24 | 42.1 |
| 24/25 | 41.2 |
Herberts Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 8QJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Walsall admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Henry Holland
- Address
- Herberts Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 8QJ
- Telephone
- 01215683300