West Midlands Education and Skills
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 9 to 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kelsey Abraham
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 146563
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922643303
About this school
West Midlands Education and Skills is an independent special school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 9 to 25 and has 45 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected West Midlands Education and Skills 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
West Midlands Education and Skills has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2019, 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 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| 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 West Midlands Education and Skills has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | 35 |
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
- 45
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Emmanuel School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Walsall
-
The Ladder School0.5 miles
Free Schools · Walsall
-
Ryecroft School0.6 miles
Special schools · Walsall
-
Hydesville Tower School0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Bescot Hall0.9 miles
Special schools · Walsall
Common questions
- What year groups does West Midlands Education and Skills teach?
- West Midlands Education and Skills teaches children aged 9 to 25. It is a special school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of West Midlands Education and Skills?
- The headteacher of West Midlands Education and Skills is Miss Kelsey Abraham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Midlands Education and Skills been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Midlands Education and Skills 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 West Midlands Education and Skills?
- West Midlands Education and Skills has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 25.
- Is West Midlands Education and Skills full?
- West Midlands Education and Skills has capacity for 40 pupils and 45 on roll (113%), 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 West Midlands Education and Skills a faith school?
- No. West Midlands Education and Skills has no designated religious character.
- What are West Midlands Education and Skills's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Midlands Education and Skills'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.