Walsall Academy

Walsall Academy is a secondary school based in Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, England.

It opened in January 2003 with 470 students on the roll, and after four years that figure had increased to 1,050 – making it one of the most populated secondary schools in Walsall.

Built on the site of the former T. P. Riley Comprehensive School, it cost £23 million.

In its first year of opening, there were 421 applicants for the 168 (raised to 192 due to demand) places on offer for Year 7 students.

In 2009,it was the fifth-highest-ranking secondary school overall (and the second-highest-ranking state comprehensive) in the borough with 61% of GCSE students gaining 5 A*-C grades.