Castle School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity special school
Walsall · WS3 2ED · Walsall
Ages 7–18
- KS20%
- Absence10.7%
- FSM53.1%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: GoodURN 143382
Phoenix Academy
Academy special converter · Walsall · WS3 2ED
Ages 5–11 · 50 pupils · Walsall
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
0%
Overall absence
10.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-11-22
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 95.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 85.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 89.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)36.2%
Unauthorised3.9%
- Authorised absence
- 7.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 47
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill102%
50 pupils · 49 places
- Pupils on roll
- 50
- Boys / girls
- 42 / 8
- School capacity
- 49
- Capacity fill
- 50 / 49 (102%)
- Free school meals
- 78%
- FSM pupils
- 39
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy special converter
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Academy Transformation Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Elyse Phillips
Location
- Address
- Odell Road, Leamore
- Postcode
- WS3 2ED
- Town
- Walsall
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Walsall
- District
- Walsall
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special converter, Ages 5–11, in Walsall, Walsall, 50 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 78%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Leamore Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Walsall · WS3 2BB · Walsall
Ages 2–11
- KS257%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM49.7%
- Demand1.10
0.2 miles away
Field Road Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Walsall · WS3 3JF · Walsall
Ages 7–11
- FSM68.2%
0.4 miles away
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
WALSALL · WS3 1EN · Walsall
Ages 3–11
- FSM51.3%
0.4 miles away
Sunshine Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Walsall · WS3 1HF · Walsall
Ages 3–7
- FSM65.4%
0.4 miles away
Mary Elliot Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy special sponsor led
Walsall · WS2 7DQ · Walsall
Ages 11–19
- Absence13.4%
- FSM55.9%
0.6 miles away
Sandbank Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Walsall · WS3 2HR · Walsall
Ages 2–5
- FSM0.0%
0.6 miles away
Bloxwich Academy
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · All-through
Walsall · WS2 7NR · Walsall
Ages 3–16
- Att833.3
- P8-0.5
- EM5+16%
- Absence13.0%
0.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Elyse Phillips
- Telephone
- 01922712834