Walsall Studio School
14a Lower Hall Lane, The Goldmine Centre, Walsall, WS1 1RL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Studio schools
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Krissi Carter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 139789
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922211292
About this school
Walsall Studio School is a secondary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walsall Studio School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 52 | 45 | 58 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.5 | 28.2 | 26.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.21 -1.61 to -0.81 | -1.09 -1.54 to -0.65 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 4.4% | 8.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 28.9% | 31% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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 Walsall Studio 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 | 35.5 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 28.2 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 26.9 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 25.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 18.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walsall Studio School compares
Walsall Studio School ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 20% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 26.9 | 18.2% | 45.8% | 206 | — |
| Blue Coat Church of England Academy | 37.4 | 8.8% | 56.1% | 972 | 0.3 miles |
| Queen Mary's High School | 73.5 | 4.9% | 27.6% | 949 | 0.6 miles |
| Queen Mary's Grammar School | 74.2 | 4.7% | 28.8% | 1,399 | 0.7 miles |
| West Walsall E-ACT Academy | 39.9 | 8.4% | 56.8% | 1,186 | 1.2 miles |
| Joseph Leckie Academy | 42.4 | 10.2% | 52.2% | 1,524 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.83%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 18.24%
- Persistent absence
- 53.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blue Coat Church of England Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Queen Mary's High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Walsall
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Queen Mary's Grammar School0.7 miles
Secondary · Walsall
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West Walsall E-ACT Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Joseph Leckie Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Walsall Studio School ranks 16th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Walsall.
- Aldridge School - A Science College Secondary
- Barr Beacon School Secondary
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy Secondary
- Brownhills Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Cheslyn Hay Academy Secondary
- Great Wyrley Academy Secondary
- Joseph Leckie Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Secondary
- Queen Mary's Grammar School Secondary
- Queen Mary's High School Secondary
- Shire Oak Academy Secondary
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Walsall Studio School teach?
- Walsall Studio School teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Walsall Studio School?
- The headteacher of Walsall Studio School is Miss Krissi Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walsall Studio School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walsall Studio 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 many pupils are at Walsall Studio School?
- Walsall Studio School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Walsall Studio School full?
- Walsall Studio School has capacity for 300 pupils and 206 on roll (69%), 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 Walsall Studio School a faith school?
- No. Walsall Studio School has no designated religious character.
- Is Walsall Studio School a selective school?
- No. Walsall Studio School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Walsall Studio School part of an academy trust?
- Walsall Studio School is part of THE MERCIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Walsall Studio School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.5 in 2022/23 and 26.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walsall Studio School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Walsall Studio School ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 20% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walsall Studio School's absence rate?
- Walsall Studio School's overall absence rate is 18.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walsall Studio School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walsall Studio 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 1 July 2026.