Walsall Studio School
Secondary · Studio schools · Mixed · Walsall
14a Lower Hall Lane, Walsall, WS1 1RL
40
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 25/03/2025
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
81.8%
54.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
206
Capacity used
Has space69%
300 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Krissi Carter
- Address
- 14a Lower Hall Lane, The Goldmine Centre, Walsall, WS1 1RL
- Phone
- 01922211292
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward / constituency
- St Matthew's · Walsall and Bloxwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139789
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE MERCIAN TRUST
206 pupils · 300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 126 pupils
Attendance
81.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
18.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
54.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 28.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 4% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 29% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.07 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 26.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 8.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 31% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.06 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 58 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| A-level students | 6 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 54 | 2% | 20% | 43% | |
| English Language | 53 | 6% | 21% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 52 | 4% | 27% | 40% | |
| Combined Science | 50 | 0% | 20% | 44% | |
| Biology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 41% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 46% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Walsall council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.