What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has 1,419 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy take?

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy located?

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is located in Walsall, WS4 1BW, Walsall.

How do I apply to Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy was 1.492 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?

When Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children. including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Children of members of staff — Children of members of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made and children of members of staff who have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Siblings — Children who have a sibling registered at the academy at the time of application. Sibling is defined in section 2 above. In the case of twins or other children from multiple births (two or more siblings in one year group) and where only one place is available, the application will be considered together as one application, and 1 further criteria. 258 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process. This process will be independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.4% of pupils at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy: Ofsted & Catchment

How close did you need to live?

1.492miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children. including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
2Children of members of staff — Children of members of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made and children of members of staff who have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3Siblings — Children who have a sibling registered at the academy at the time of application. Sibling is defined in section 2 above. In the case of twins or other children from multiple births (two or more siblings in one year group) and where only one place is available, the application will be considered together as one application.
4Distance from the academy to the home address — Priority will be given to children living closest to the academy. Distance is defined in section 2 above; documentary evidence of ownership or a rental agreement for a residence may be required. The offer of a place is based on the address at the time the offer is made. If a child is offered a place when the academy is oversubscribed, and it is found that the child moved before the offer was made to an address further from the academy, the offer may be withdrawn if it is considered to have been the result of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application.

If two applications tie: Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process. This process will be independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.

EHCP children naming the academy are admitted before the oversubscription criteria are applied and reduce the available places accordingly (section 3.3.3). The waiting list is maintained until 31 December 2025 following the main intake. A separate sixth form oversubscription criteria list also exists (section 4.4), with the same four ranked criteria and a definitive tie-breaker of random ballot using an electronic random number generator.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has 1,419 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy take?: Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy located?: Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is located in Walsall, WS4 1BW, Walsall.
How do I apply to Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy was 1.492 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: When Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children. including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Children of members of staff — Children of members of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made and children of members of staff who have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Siblings — Children who have a sibling registered at the academy at the time of application. Sibling is defined in section 2 above. In the case of twins or other children from multiple births (two or more siblings in one year group) and where only one place is available, the application will be considered together as one application, and 1 further criteria. 258 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process. This process will be independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.4% of pupils at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children. including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
2Children of members of staff — Children of members of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made and children of members of staff who have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3Siblings — Children who have a sibling registered at the academy at the time of application. Sibling is defined in section 2 above. In the case of twins or other children from multiple births (two or more siblings in one year group) and where only one place is available, the application will be considered together as one application.
4Distance from the academy to the home address — Priority will be given to children living closest to the academy. Distance is defined in section 2 above; documentary evidence of ownership or a rental agreement for a residence may be required. The offer of a place is based on the address at the time the offer is made. If a child is offered a place when the academy is oversubscribed, and it is found that the child moved before the offer was made to an address further from the academy, the offer may be withdrawn if it is considered to have been the result of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application.

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has 1,419 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy take?: Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy located?: Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is located in Walsall, WS4 1BW, Walsall.
How do I apply to Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy was 1.492 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: When Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children. including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Children of members of staff — Children of members of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made and children of members of staff who have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Siblings — Children who have a sibling registered at the academy at the time of application. Sibling is defined in section 2 above. In the case of twins or other children from multiple births (two or more siblings in one year group) and where only one place is available, the application will be considered together as one application, and 1 further criteria. 258 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process. This process will be independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.4% of pupils at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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