SCHOOL PROFILE

Walsall Studio School: data, trends and context

Walsall Studio School is a secondary school in Walsall. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
139789
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Studio schools
Status
Open
Local authority
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Trust
THE MERCIAN TRUST
Postcode
WS1 1RL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
206
FSM eligible
40.8%
EAL / First language other than English
3.9%
SEND (total)
27.2%
SEN Support
21.4%
EHCP
5.8%
White British
72.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
81.8%
Overall absence
18.2%
Persistent absence
54.0%
Severe absence
10.3%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
WalsallLocal authority90.6%9.4%5.2%
West MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
11.9%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.6%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
26.9
English & maths grade 5+
8.6%
English & maths grade 4+
31.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Walsall Studio School against 25 similar schools

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Walsall Studio School is a secondary school in Walsall. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.