The Ladder School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Ladder School is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 13–18, located in Walsall, West Midlands.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 62 pupils. The Ladder School is part of THE MERCIAN TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Sixth formprovision
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
68%Boys
32%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- PRU
- Age range
- 13 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 62
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sept 2023 | Good | Good | Good | Good | 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.
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The Vireo Academy
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