Hydesville Tower School
25, Broadway North, Walsall, WS1 2QG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headteacher
- Mrs Raj Samra
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 385
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 104266
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922624374
About this school
Hydesville Tower School is a Christian independent school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 247 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hydesville Tower School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Hydesville Tower School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1958, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 65.6 | 58.3 | 57.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 90% | 75.9% | 71% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97% | 96.6% | 93.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 13.8% | 25.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hydesville Tower School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65.6 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.3 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.5 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 323 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 24
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mayfield Preparatory School0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
The Ladder School0.7 miles
Free Schools · Walsall
-
West Midlands Education and Skills0.7 miles
Special schools
-
Ryecroft School1.0 miles
Special schools · Walsall
-
Emmanuel School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Walsall
Common questions
- What year groups does Hydesville Tower School teach?
- Hydesville Tower School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Hydesville Tower School?
- The headteacher of Hydesville Tower School is Mrs Raj Samra, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hydesville Tower School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hydesville Tower School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hydesville Tower School?
- Hydesville Tower School has 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Hydesville Tower School full?
- Hydesville Tower School has capacity for 385 pupils and 247 on roll (64%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hydesville Tower School a faith school?
- Yes. Hydesville Tower School is designated Christian.
- Is Hydesville Tower School a selective school?
- No. Hydesville Tower School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Hydesville Tower School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 65.6 in 2022/23 and 57.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hydesville Tower School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hydesville Tower School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.