Admissions Information
2024 - 2025 Admissions Into Year 7
Bloxwich Academy is an all through 3 – 16 Academy with 1580 pupils.
Bloxwich Academy is part of an inter-Local Authority Co-ordinated Admission Scheme. All dates referred to within this document are in line with this scheme. Walsall Council’s online application process will open in September 2024 Closing date for the submission of applications is 31st October 2024 Notification date – 1st March 2025 (or next working day if 1st March is not a working day)
Pupils will be admitted without reference to ability, aptitude, race or religion. Children in Year 6 in the primary phase will automatically transfer to Year 7 of the secondary phase without the need to apply for a place. Parents of children not attending Year 6 at the school will need to submit an application to their home local authority, the closing date for secondary applications is 31st October 2023. Additional places are available for new pupils. The Published Admission Number in 2025 will be 180 for the secondary site and 60 in Reception.
Appeals
Parents whose children are refused admission to the school have the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. The necessary forms and information should be obtained from the Clerk to the Appeal Panel, Bloxwich Academy, Leamore Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS2 7NR to whom completed forms are returned. Please mark the envelope ADMISSION – APPEAL.
Mid-Year Admissions
Applications for in-year admission (age groups other than the normal year of entry) must be made to Bloxwich Academy Admissions.
