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Phoenix Academy

Academy special converter · Mixed · Walsall

Odell Road, Walsall, WS3 2ED

Website 01922712834

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 22/11/2022

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

87.3%

42.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

50

Capacity used

Over capacity

102%

49 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Elyse Phillips
Address
Odell Road, Leamore, Walsall, WS3 2ED
Phone
01922712834
Local authority
Walsall
Ward / constituency
Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood · Walsall and Bloxwich
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
143382

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals78%——
English as additional language9%——
SEN support0%——
84% boys (42)16% girls (8)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST

50 pupils · 49 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    22 November 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  2. 19

    25 September 2019

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 52 pupils

Attendance

87.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

12.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

42.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

7.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

54%
20/21
32%
21/22
21%
22/23
36%
23/24
42%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard6%
-56% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard29%
-46% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England
Average score95
-11 vs England

Writing

Expected standard6%
-66% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard12%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score90
-15 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard18%
-55% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score95
-10 vs England

Science

Expected standard12%
-70% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202462025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)6%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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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.