Castle School
Odell Road, Leamore, Walsall, WS3 2ED
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christine Fraser
- Federation
- Castle Lane Federation
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 104269
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922710129
About this school
Castle School is a community special school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 247 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 13 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 92.0 |
| Reading progress | -17.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -14.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -16.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 27 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Castle 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 | 0% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.76%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.85%
- Persistent absence
- 32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Phoenix Academy0.1 miles
Academies · Walsall
-
Mary Elliot Academy0.6 miles
Academies · Walsall
-
Ryecroft School0.9 miles
Special schools · Walsall
-
Old Hall School1.1 miles
Special schools · Walsall
-
Jane Lane School1.3 miles
Special schools · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
- Bescot Hall Special schools
- Cherry Tree School Special schools
- Elmwood School Academies
- Jane Lane School Special schools
- Mary Elliot Academy Academies
- New Leaf School Academies
- Oakwood School Academies
- Old Hall School Special schools
- Phoenix Academy Academies
- Ryecroft School Special schools
- The Ladder School Free Schools
- Alumwell Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Castle School teach?
- Castle School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle School?
- The headteacher of Castle School is Mrs Christine Fraser, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Castle School?
- Castle School has 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Castle School full?
- Castle School has capacity for 205 pupils and 247 on roll (120%), so it is at or above 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 Castle School a faith school?
- No. Castle School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Castle School?
- Castle School is part of the Castle Lane Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Castle School have?
- The schools register lists Castle School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Castle School's absence rate?
- Castle School's overall absence rate is 10.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle 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 29 June 2026.