The Ladder School
Special / other · Walsall · WS1 1RS
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 3 July 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
62 pupils · 52% of 120 capacity
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 64.3% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 11.4% of pupils
- SEN support
- 65.9% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 34.1% of pupils
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Website
- www.theladderschool.org
- URN
- 143750
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
52% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 42% moved to another state school · 6% 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
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.