How close do I need to live to get into Moorcroft Wood Academy?

0.246 miles was enough in 2025/26, which makes it the best evidence available rather than a promise about next year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications.

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Moorcroft Wood Academy

Q: What is the catchment area for Moorcroft Wood Academy?

It does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, when it is oversubscribed it offers places outward from the school until they run out. The furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 0.246 miles away, according to Walsall.

Academy converter in Walsall, WV14 8NE, taking ages 2 to 11, 260 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted

0.246 mi Admitted from, 2025/26

100% Full

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Moorcroft Wood Academy lived 0.246 miles away, according to Walsall. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 0.246 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Moorcroft Wood Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 0.246 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious character	No religious character
Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
How full	260 pupils in 260 places (100% full)
Trust	LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority	Walsall

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Moorcroft Wood Academy

Girls and boys	46.5% girls, 53.5% boys
English as an additional language	11.5% of pupils
Free school meals	49.6% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

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Common questions

What is the catchment area for Moorcroft Wood Academy?

Moorcroft Wood Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 0.246 miles away, per Walsall.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Moorcroft Wood Academy?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.246 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 100% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Moorcroft Wood Academy guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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Admission distance published by Walsall. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.