Schools in Willenhall
Willenhall has 17 schools — 11 primaries and 3 secondaries — within Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's co-ordinated admissions area. Seven of the 17 are academies and 3 have a faith character, including St Thomas More Catholic School at secondary level. Walsall co-ordinates maintained school admissions annually; secondary applications typically open in September with offers in March.
The three secondary schools serving Willenhall — St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall E-ACT Academy, and The Grange School — each set different oversubscription criteria. St Thomas More prioritises Catholic-faith applicants before distance; Willenhall E-ACT and The Grange use looked-after children, then siblings, then distance. The town borders both Wolverhampton and Walsall, and some families in the WV13 postcode find they sit within catchment of schools in both local authority areas — Walsall's admissions team can advise on cross-boundary applications.
School demand in Willenhall
Across the 15 schools in Willenhall with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 113%. 10 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Willenhall have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
7 of the schools in Willenhall are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Walsall, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Willenhall have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Willenhall: 7 oversubscribed (11)
New Invention Infant School
Primary · Community school
Willenhall · WV12 5SA
Short Heath Junior School
Primary · Community school
Willenhall · WV12 4DS
Pool Hayes Primary School
Primary · Community school
Willenhall · WV12 4RX
Rosedale Church of England C Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Willenhall · WV12 4EG
St Giles Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Willenhall · WV13 2ER
Stow Heath Primary School
Primary · Community school
Willenhall · WV13 3TT
Woodlands Academy of Learning
Primary · Academy converter
Willenhall · WV12 5PR
Lodge Farm Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Willenhall · WV12 4BU
Fibbersley Park Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Willenhall · WV13 3BB
New Invention Learning Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Willenhall · WV12 5SA
Barcroft Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Willenhall · WV13 1NA
Secondary Schools in Willenhall (3)
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Willenhall · WV14 7BL
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Willenhall · WV12 4BD
Pool Hayes Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Willenhall · WV12 4QZ
Other Schools in Willenhall (3)
Lane Head Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Willenhall · WV12 4JQ
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Willenhall · WV13 2QJ
WV2 Education
Not applicable · Other independent school
Willenhall · WV13 2DA
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Willenhall are set by Walsall and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.