A-Level results day: The best and worst performing Walsall sixth forms and colleges in 2024

Ahead of 2025 A-Level results day the Express and Star is looking at the best and worst performing sixth forms and colleges in the West Midlands.

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These are the best colleges and sixth forms in Walsall based on their 2024 A-Level results.

All of the data is made available on the Government website, and the figures are based on A Level progress scores.

These figures tell you how much progress students who studied A levels at this school or college made between the end of key stage 4 and the end of their A level studies, compared to similar students across England. They are also known as 'value added' scores.

The scores are calculated by comparing the A-level results of students at this school or college with the A level results of students in schools and colleges across England who started with similar results at the end of the previous key stage – key stage 4.

Here are the five best and five worst performers in Walsall last year.

Best Performers

1. Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy in Pelsall. Photo: Google
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Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy in Pelsall. Photo: Google

Progress score (A levels): 0.35, above average

2. Walsall Academy
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Walsall Academy. Photo: Google

Progress score (A levels): 0.09, average

3. Joseph Leckie Academy
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Joseph Leckie Academy. Photo: Google

Progress score (A levels): -0.03, average

4. St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic College

Progress score (A levels): -0.04, average

5. St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall. Photo: Google

Progress score (A levels): -0.1, average

Worst Performers

1. West Walsall E-ACT Academy
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West Walsall E-Act Academy

Progress score (A levels): -0.78, well below average

2. Walsall College
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Walsall College

Progress score (A levels): -0.75, well below average

3. Blue Coat Church of England Academy
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Blue Coat Academy

Progress score (A levels): -0.39, below average

Progress score (A levels): -0.37, below average

Progress score (A levels): -0.36, below average

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