Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Walsall · WS1 2ND · Walsall
Ages 11–18
- Att841.0
- P80.0
- EM5+38%
- Absence7.6%
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 139789
Walsall Studio School
Studio schools · Walsall · WS1 1RL
Ages 14–19 · 206 pupils · Walsall
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
28.2
Overall absence
25.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-03-25
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- 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 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.09
−20+2
Attainment 828.2
English & maths grade 5+4%
English & maths grade 4+29%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 2.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence25.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)67.0%
Unauthorised13.3%
- Authorised absence
- 12.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 16.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 109
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill69%
206 pupils · 300 places
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- Boys / girls
- 53 / 153
- School capacity
- 300
- Capacity fill
- 206 / 300 (69%)
- Free school meals
- 48.8%
- FSM pupils
- 62
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Studio schools
Age range
Ages 14–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE MERCIAN TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Krissi Carter
Location
- Address
- 14a Lower Hall Lane, The Goldmine Centre
- Postcode
- WS1 1RL
- Town
- Walsall
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Walsall
- District
- Walsall
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed studio schools (secondary), Ages 14–19, in Walsall, Walsall, 206 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 48.8%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Queen Mary's High School
Ofsted: ExceptionalAcademy converter · Secondary
Walsall · WS4 2AE · Walsall
Ages 11–18
- Att872.1
- P80.6
- EM5+97%
- Absence5.9%
0.6 miles away
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Walsall · WS1 2PG · Walsall
Ages 11–18
- Att874.3
- P80.6
- EM5+97%
- Absence4.8%
0.7 miles away
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Walsall · WS2 9UA · Walsall
Ages 11–18
- Att838.7
- P80.1
- EM5+30%
- Absence9.2%
1.2 miles away
Joseph Leckie Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Walsall · WS5 4PG · Walsall
Ages 11–18
- Att843.7
- P80.1
- EM5+42%
- Absence9.4%
1.2 miles away
Wood Green Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Wednesbury · WS10 9QU · Sandwell
Ages 11–18
- Att845.9
- P80.0
- EM5+43%
- Absence8.6%
1.6 miles away
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Wednesbury · WS10 9QS · Sandwell
Ages 11–18
- Att843.6
- P8-0.2
- EM5+43%
- Absence12.4%
1.6 miles away
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Willenhall · WV12 4BD · Walsall
Ages 11–18
- Att833.3
- P8-0.8
- EM5+20%
- Absence12.0%
2.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Krissi Carter
- Telephone
- 01922211292