In the years before becoming an academy, it was the biggest secondary school in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall with over 1600 pupils and 150 staff.

The school day began at 8.30am and finished early at 2.40pm, however extra-curricular clubs continued until 5.25pm.

In A Level results, 94% of students passed their exams, with a total of 41 A Grades having been awarded.

Willenhall E-Act Academy was put on the map when Megan Handley, an alum of the school, was seen cheering from the stands of the Molineux two weeks running on popular football Television show, Match of the Day.

Willenhall E-ACT Academy has four "colleges": blue, green, red, and yellow.