Southall School

State-Funded School

southall-school-telford-and-wrekin-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

Telford and WrekinLocal Authority

TelfordConstituency

TF4 3PXPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Southall School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 210 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.41

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

210

Total Pupils

65%Boys

35%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 210
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
24 Jul 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.