Elmwood School
King George Crescent, Rushall, Walsall, WS4 1EG
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Elmwood School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Cross
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 67
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 135461
- Local authority
- Walsall
About this school
Elmwood School was a community special school in Walsall. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 83 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Elmwood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2008, 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 | 15 | 11 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.59 -3.43 to -1.76 | -2.68 -3.61 to -1.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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 Elmwood 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 | 2.9 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.5 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.17%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 7.82%
- Persistent absence
- 24.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmwood School0.0 miles
Academies · Walsall
-
Ryecroft School1.1 miles
Special schools · Walsall
-
Hydesville Tower School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
West Midlands Education and Skills1.5 miles
Special schools
-
Phoenix Academy1.7 miles
Academies · Walsall
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 year groups does Elmwood School teach?
- Elmwood School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a special school in Walsall.
- Has Elmwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Elmwood 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 Elmwood School?
- Elmwood School had 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Elmwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.9 in 2022/23 and 5.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Elmwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elmwood 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 31 August 2025.