Oakwood School
Druids Walk, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9JS
This school is closed (it closed in May 2025).
It was replaced by Oakwood School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Bargh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 104275
- Local authority
- Walsall
About this school
Oakwood School was a community special school in Walsall. It taught children aged 3 to 14 and had 245 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Oakwood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 14 | 26 |
| 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% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Oakwood 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 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.43%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.98%
- Persistent absence
- 32.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakwood School0.0 miles
Academies · Walsall
-
Elmwood School2.3 miles
Academies · Walsall
-
Chasetown Community School3.0 miles
Special schools · Burntwood
-
Ryecroft School3.3 miles
Special schools · Walsall
-
Hydesville Tower School3.4 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Walsall
- Bescot Hall Special schools
- Castle School 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
Common questions
- What ages does Oakwood School teach?
- Oakwood School taught children aged 3 to 14. It was a special school in Walsall.
- Has Oakwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oakwood 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 many pupils are at Oakwood School?
- Oakwood School had 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 14.
- How have Oakwood 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 are Oakwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakwood 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 7 July 2025.