Walsall Studio School, Walsall

In 2026, pupils at Walsall Studio School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 32.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Walsall and 47 across England.

18% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Walsall and 47% in England.

That is up from 26.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.09: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.4, against 36.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 11 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Music.

Across Walsall, 77% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Walsall lodged 380 appeals against secondary school offers; 339 reached a hearing and 56 succeeded (16.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Walsall Studio School are Blue Coat Church of England Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.5); Queen Mary's High School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.1); Queen Mary's Grammar School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 72.6); and West Walsall E-ACT Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.9).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Walsall Studio School.

Walsall Studio School is one of 12 schools run by The Mercian Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

15 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Walsall Studio School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

Of the 45 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college and 4% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 43 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 33% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 30% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

40.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (72%), Mixed (9%) and Black (8%).

Walsall Studio School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Walsall Rail Station, about 280 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

37 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bradford Lane, 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Walsall Studio School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 731 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Walsall Studio School issued 22 suspensions, 11.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Walsall Studio School are Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School (0.3 miles); Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School (0.4 miles); Caldmore Primary Academy (0.4 miles); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.