Phoenix Academy

Walsall, WS3 2ED · Walsall · school

Ofsted: Good · 2022 Mixed Not applicable
OfstedGood
Pupils48
FSM72.9%

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2022-11-22)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
0

What the entrance test covers

Both Walsall grammar schools (Queen Mary's Grammar School and Queen Mary's High School) use the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test — the shared GL Assessment test also used by the Birmingham and Telford grammars: Two multiple-choice papers of about 50 minutes each (roughly an hour per session with administration), assessing verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and English comprehension. Scores are age-standardised and each school sets its own qualifying and priority thresholds from the shared result. One registration (early May to late June of Year 5) and one sitting in mid-September of Year 6 covers every West Midlands consortium school you name.

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Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Walsall admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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