Walsall Studio School

About Walsall Studio School

Walsall Studio School is a small 14-19 state secondary in the West Midlands, and the parent experience here is notably positive. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering responses from September 2024 to September 2025, 80% of the 15 parents who responded said they would recommend the school to other parents. That’s a strong signal, especially given the school’s size. On specific questions, 87% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school and feels safe there. Similarly, 87% felt the school has high expectations for their child and that their child does well. The school is significantly undersubscribed: it has capacity for 300 pupils but currently has just 185 on roll, so oversubscription is not a concern for families applying. This combination of a high recommend rate and available places suggests a school that is well-regarded by its current community but perhaps less well-known across the wider Walsall area.

Academically, the school’s most recent results paint a challenging picture. In the 2023/24 academic year, Walsall Studio School’s Progress 8 score was -1.09, meaning pupils achieved nearly a grade less per subject than similar students nationally. This places it 18th out of 18 schools in the Walsall local authority and in the bottom 50 nationally. The Attainment 8 score was 28.2, and just 4.4% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths. The school’s EBacc entry rate was 0%, and its EBacc average point score was 2.07. For context, the local authority average Progress 8 score is -0.21, so the school is performing well below the Walsall average. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2025, the school was rated Good across all areas including quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and sixth-form provision, though the overall effectiveness was not judged. The previous inspection in 2019 also rated the school Good overall.

Walsall Studio School offers a range of facilities including a theatre, music rooms, art studios, a sixth form centre, and a library. Sports on offer include rowing, martial arts, gymnastics, and rugby, while clubs range from Model UN and debate to gardening and Young Enterprise. The school has a broad set of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, visual impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. However, the Parent View data shows no responses from parents of SEND children, so it is difficult to gauge how well these provisions are perceived. The school is a good fit for families in Walsall who value a small, close-knit 14-19 setting and are comfortable with academic outcomes that are below the local average. Its undersubscribed status means it is likely to be accessible for late applications or in-year admissions.

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