Mary Elliot Academy
Leamore Lane, Walsall, WS2 7DQ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Davies
- Sponsor
- Thrive Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 148
- URN
- 149678
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922490190
About this school
Mary Elliot Academy is a special academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 148 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mary Elliot Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 26 | 18 |
| 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 Mary Elliot Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 140 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 2 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.77%
- English as an additional language
- 31%
- Overall absence
- 10.72%
- Persistent absence
- 32.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castle School0.6 miles
Special schools · Walsall
-
Phoenix Academy0.6 miles
Academies · Walsall
-
Old Hall School0.7 miles
Special schools · Walsall
-
New Leaf School1.0 miles
Academies · Walsall
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Jane Lane School1.2 miles
Special schools · 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
- 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 ages does Mary Elliot Academy teach?
- Mary Elliot Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Mary Elliot Academy?
- The headteacher of Mary Elliot Academy is Ms Rebecca Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mary Elliot Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mary Elliot Academy, 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 Mary Elliot Academy?
- Mary Elliot Academy has 148 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Mary Elliot Academy full?
- Mary Elliot Academy has capacity for 140 pupils and 148 on roll (106%), 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 Mary Elliot Academy a faith school?
- No. Mary Elliot Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Mary Elliot Academy part of an academy trust?
- Mary Elliot Academy is part of THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Mary Elliot Academy's absence rate?
- Mary Elliot Academy's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mary Elliot Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mary Elliot Academy'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 10 July 2026.