Walsall Studio School

State-Funded School

walsall-studio-school-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Walsall and BloxwichConstituency

WS1 1RLPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Walsall Studio School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 14–19, located in Walsall, West Midlands.

It currently serves 206 pupils. Walsall Studio School is part of THE MERCIAN TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 26.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 8.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.06

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

206

Total Pupils

26%Boys

74%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 14 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 206
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE MERCIAN TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Oct 2019	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.