OFSTED
13 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Walsall
Trust
THE MERCIAN TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
20
20 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
5
25.0% of pupils
Male pupils
15
75.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
60.2 pts
above England
School
85.0%
Walsall
36.6%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Walsall
24.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Walsall
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.0%
12
White and Black Caribbean
10.0%
2
African
5.0%
1
Any other Black background
5.0%
1
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
1
Any other White background
5.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
85.0%
17 of
20 pupils
64.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
65.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.