Willenhall E-ACT Academy

Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Address
Furzebank Way (Rear Entrance via Bentley Lane) Lodge Farm, Willenhall , West Midlands , WV12 4BD England
Information
Type	Academy
Established	January 2012
Specialist	Sports College, Science College
Chair	I. Boneham
Staff	150
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Enrollment	1600
Website	http://www.willenhalle-actacademy.org.uk/

Willenhall E-ACT Academy is a state secondary school in England, located on the Lodge Farm estate in Willenhall. It is the largest school in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall with over 1600 pupils and 150 staff. Its establishment as an academy sponsored by E-ACT took place in January 2012; prior to that, it was a specialist Sports College and Science College called Willenhall School Sports College (originally Willenhall Comprehensive School).

Forms

Students are separated into their year groups upon entering the school at age 11. Year 7 are located in their own dedicated block as coming into secondary school Is a big shock for them to be in such a big school with so many older children. So, to make it easier for them to adjust to the change they have their own area where they learn and stay throughout the day (unless it's lunch or break). In the older year groups (year 8-11) each form is separated into their year groups which are further split into approximately nine forms consisting of children of the same age as themselves.

Results

According to Government statistics the school was in the 2007 GCSE Results under achieving, but was ranked in the middle of fellow senior schools in Walsall.

The 2009 GCSE results were the schools best ever. Overall 74% of pupils achieved 5 Grades A*-C at GCSE Level, with 34% achieving 5 including Maths and English. In A Level results, 94% of students passed their exams, with a total of 41 A Grades having been awarded.