Pool Hayes Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Willenhall, West Midlands WV12 4QZ · Walsall
#421 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#3584 of 4,090 nationally
About Pool Hayes Academy
Pool Hayes Academy is a academy secondary located in Willenhall, in the Walsall local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,162 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 19.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 421st of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (27th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (6th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,162; capacity filled 107.2%; grade 4+ english & maths 51.9%; ebacc average points 3.37.
There are 15 schools in Willenhall; Pool Hayes Academy ranks 10th of 13 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)37.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)30.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)23.8
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)43.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Pool Hayes Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,162
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 43.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 107.2%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 37.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 30.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 51.9%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.37
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 23.8
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Pool Hayes Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Pool Hayes Primary School
Willenhall · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
· 346 m away
Perry Hall Primary School
Wolverhampton · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
502 students · 726 m away
Oak Meadow Primary School
Wolverhampton · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
412 students · 1.1 km away
Coppice Performing Arts School
Wolverhampton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
989 students · 1.1 km away
New Invention Infant School
Willenhall · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
320 students · 1.1 km away
New Invention Learning Academy
Willenhall · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
362 students · 1.1 km away
Short Heath Junior School
Willenhall · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
305 students · 1.2 km away
Fibbersley Park Academy
Willenhall · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
619 students · 1.2 km away
Rosedale Church of England C Infant School
Willenhall · Local authority primary · Ages 5–7
199 students · 1.2 km away
Wednesfield Technology Primary
Wolverhampton · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
100 students · 1.3 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Etone College
Nuneaton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,164 students
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,158 students
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,167 students
The Hart School
Rugeley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,157 students
Rugby Free Secondary School
Rugby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,168 students
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Worcester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,155 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Pool Hayes Academy a good school?
Pool Hayes Academy has a Success Index (England) of 19.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #421 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Pool Hayes Academy rank in West Midlands?
Pool Hayes Academy ranks #421 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #3584 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Pool Hayes Academy?
Pool Hayes Academy had 1,162 students in 2025.
Is Pool Hayes Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Pool Hayes Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Pool Hayes Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Pool Hayes Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.