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New Leaf School

Special / other · Walsall · WV12 4EG

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Inadequate

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.

Ofsted placed this school in a statutory category of concern, special measures, at the inspection of 13 September 2023. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.

Quality of education: InadequateBehaviour & attitudes: InadequatePersonal development: InadequateLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 September 2023

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At a glance

20 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Age range
5–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
85% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
https://newleaf.walsall.sch.uk
URN
151297

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Inadequate on 13 September 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 20 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 60% (Walsall 76%, England 73%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 10% (Walsall 7%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 5% (Walsall 1%, England 1%) · Black African 5% (Walsall 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 5% (Walsall 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Walsall 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 5% (Walsall 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 5% (Walsall 2%, England 3%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,185; 42.9% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher17.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications31.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier41.4%62.3%
Social housing47.1%17.1%
Privately rented11.5%20.5%
Detached houses7%22.9%
Flats42.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van37.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010383 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£199,000284 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£165,000–£240,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (39)£250,000
Semi-detached (139)£207,000
Terraced (86)£174,000
Flat (20)£109,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
16an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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