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Best schools in Willenhall

14 schools in Willenhall with the same league rank as the Walsall and Wolverhampton league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.

Primary schools

Willenhall's own ranking

In WillenhallSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1New Invention Learning Academy79%10%Top 10% (7/77) in Walsall
2St Giles Church of England Primary School77%20%Top 12% (9/77) in Walsall
3Stow Heath Primary School77%12%Top 23% (16/70) in Wolverhampton
4Woodlands Academy of Learning69%3%Top 34% (26/77) in Walsall
5Fibbersley Park Academy54%5%(53/77) in Walsall
6Barcroft Academy47%3%(61/77) in Walsall
7Lodge Farm Primary School39%7%(69/77) in Walsall
8Pool Hayes Primary School34%7%(74/77) in Walsall
9Short Heath Junior School33%0%(76/77) in Walsall

Not ranked: New Invention Infant School, Rosedale Church of England C Infant School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Oak Meadow Primary SchoolWolverhampton1.8 miles87%17%Top 5% (3/70) in Wolverhampton
Spring Vale Primary SchoolWolverhampton3.1 miles85%27%Top 6% (4/70) in Wolverhampton
Parkfield Primary SchoolWolverhampton2.8 miles84%19%Top 8% (5/70) in Wolverhampton
Reedswood E-ACT AcademyWalsall2.1 miles83%15%Top 4% (3/77) in Walsall
SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary AcademyWolverhampton2.8 miles79%29%Top 12% (8/70) in Wolverhampton
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary AcademyWolverhampton2.1 miles79%24%Top 13% (9/70) in Wolverhampton
St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolWolverhampton2.5 miles79%0%Top 15% (10/70) in Wolverhampton
St Mary's Catholic Primary AcademyWolverhampton2.6 miles78%19%Top 18% (12/70) in Wolverhampton
Edward the Elder Primary SchoolWolverhampton1.7 miles78%6%Top 20% (14/70) in Wolverhampton
County Bridge Primary SchoolWalsall1.0 miles77%37%Top 11% (8/77) in Walsall

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Willenhall's own ranking

In WillenhallSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall40.736%(11/19) in Walsall
2Pool Hayes Academy36.823%(15/19) in Walsall
3Willenhall E-ACT Academy32.721%(19/19) in Walsall

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Wolverhampton Girls' High School (grammar)Wolverhampton4.3 miles75.198%1st (1/20) in Wolverhampton
Queen Mary's High School (grammar)Walsall3.3 miles74.196%1st (1/19) in Walsall
Queen Mary's Grammar School (grammar)Walsall3.7 miles72.694%Top 11% (2/19) in Walsall
Thomas Telford University Technical CollegeWolverhampton2.8 miles53.562%Top 10% (2/20) in Wolverhampton
St Francis of Assisi Catholic CollegeWalsall6.0 miles53.056%Top 16% (3/19) in Walsall
St Edmund's Catholic AcademyWolverhampton4.6 miles51.251%Top 15% (3/20) in Wolverhampton
Heath ParkWolverhampton2.2 miles51.151%Top 20% (4/20) in Wolverhampton
Barr Beacon SchoolWalsall6.0 miles50.457%Top 22% (4/19) in Walsall
Highfields SchoolWolverhampton5.3 miles50.056%Top 25% (5/20) in Wolverhampton
Smestow AcademyWolverhampton5.5 miles48.648%Top 30% (6/20) in Wolverhampton

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Willenhall's own ranking

In WillenhallSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall28.4+0.02(12/17) in Walsall
2Pool Hayes Academy23.8-0.60(16/17) in Walsall

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Wolverhampton Girls' High School (grammar)Wolverhampton4.3 miles43.0-0.051st (1/20) in Wolverhampton
Queen Mary's Grammar School (grammar)Walsall3.7 miles40.9-0.241st (1/17) in Walsall
Queen Mary's High School (grammar)Walsall3.3 miles38.8-0.26Top 12% (2/17) in Walsall
St Edmund's Catholic AcademyWolverhampton4.6 miles35.8+0.04Top 10% (2/20) in Wolverhampton
Wood Green AcademyWednesbury2.5 miles35.7+0.071st (1/13) in Sandwell
The Khalsa Academy WolverhamptonWolverhampton2.3 miles35.6+0.28Top 15% (3/20) in Wolverhampton
Cheslyn Hay AcademyWalsall5.3 miles35.0-0.09Top 28% (10/37) in Staffordshire
St Francis of Assisi Catholic CollegeWalsall6.0 miles34.3+0.08Top 18% (3/17) in Walsall
Barr Beacon SchoolWalsall6.0 miles33.0-0.11Top 24% (4/17) in Walsall
Walsall AcademyWalsall3.5 miles32.6+0.33Top 30% (5/17) in Walsall

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Willenhall itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
King Edward VI High School for GirlsBirmingham10.7 miles51.71st (1/7) in Birmingham
Edgbaston High School for GirlsBirmingham9.7 miles42.0Top 29% (2/7) in Birmingham
Wolverhampton Grammar SchoolWolverhampton4.0 miles41.71st (1/2) in Wolverhampton
Mander Portman Woodward Independent CollegeBirmingham9.7 miles37.7Top 43% (3/7) in Birmingham
Lichfield Cathedral SchoolLichfield11.7 miles37.6(3/5) in Staffordshire
St. Dominic's Grammar SchoolStafford8.2 miles34.0(5/5) in Staffordshire
Tettenhall College IncorporatedWolverhampton4.9 miles31.6(2/2) in Wolverhampton
St George's School EdgbastonWest Midlands9.8 miles31.2(4/7) in Birmingham
Highclare SchoolWest Midlands9.9 miles29.4(5/7) in Birmingham
Elmhurst Ballet SchoolBirmingham10.8 miles29.3(6/7) in Birmingham

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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