Oakwood School
Academy special converter
Walsall · WS9 9JS · Walsall
Ages 3–15
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
ClosedURN 104275
Oakwood School
Community special school · Walsall · WS9 9JS
Age range
Ages 3–14
Pupils
245
Local authority
Walsall
Age range
Ages 3–14
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 3–14, in Walsall, Walsall, 245 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 51.4%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty….
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 3–14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Closed
- URN
- 104275
Location
- Address
- Druids Walk, Walsall Wood
- Postcode
- WS9 9JS
- Town
- Walsall
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Walsall
- District
- Walsall
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- Urban/rural
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 16 Jan 2025.
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- Boys / girls
- 185 / 60
- School capacity
- 150
- Capacity fill
- 245 / 150 (163%)
- Free school meals
- 51.4%
- FSM pupils
- 126
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Bargh