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Walsall Studio School

Secondary · Walsall · WS1 1RL

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At a glance

206 pupils · 69% of 300 capacity

School type
Studio schools
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
48.8% of pupils
English as additional language
2.7% of pupils
SEN support
19.5% of pupils
EHC plan
2.7% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.studioschoolandsixth.org/
URN
139789

GCSE results (2024/2025)

58 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
26.9
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
31%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
8.6%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
2.1
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) NE

no pupils entered

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
17%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
49.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

50% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 33% moved to another state school · 17% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£11,524
Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
75%
Continuing in education
71%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
4%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
42%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
20%
Any sustained destination
64%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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