Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is performing well overall, having improved from its previous grade of 'requires improvement' to 'good' in all areas assessed. The school is recognized for its caring and welcoming environment where students feel supported and valued. Leaders and staff are committed to helping students achieve their best, emphasizing the importance of personal development and academic achievement. Positive behavior is displayed by pupils, contributing to a constructive learning atmosphere. The school has effective partnerships with parents and external organizations, enhancing its support for students' aspirations.

Strengths

• Caring and welcoming school environment
• Strong emphasis on personal development
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils for future choices
• Positive behavior and attitudes to learning among pupils
• High-quality careers education and support for future aspirations

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not consistently adapt lessons for lower-attaining pupils
• Missed opportunities for pupils to practice reading aloud

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy attended 90.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.4% of pupils at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.9% of pupils at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy received £8,562 and spent £8,423 for each of its 1,444 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,091,000 (£755 per pupil).

Across all 40 schools of Ormiston Academies Trust, income was £8,888 and spending £8,698 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Walsall · Walsall local authority: places and applications

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust, which runs 41 schools. The nearest others:

• Brownhills Ormiston Academy Walsall
• Wodensborough Ormiston Academy Wednesbury
• Ormiston SWB Academy Bilston
• George Salter Academy West Bromwich
• Ormiston NEW Academy Wolverhampton
• Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Oldbury
• Ormiston Forge Academy Cradley Heath
• Ormiston Meridian Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Ormiston Horizon Academy Stoke On Trent

What is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy have?

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has 1,419 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy cover?

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 39.6, and 29% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is at Broad Way, High Heath, Pelsall, Walsall, West Midlands, WS4 1BW.