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Castle School

Odell Road, Leamore, Walsall, WS3 2ED

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance93.8%
Attainment0% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils247

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Jul 2025): no overall grade — quality of education and leadership and management good; behaviour and attitudes and personal development outstanding. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding
  2. Latest ungradedSchool remains Outstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WS3. Where we have them, council (Walsall) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
247
Free school meals
53.1%
11.3% above district average (41.8%)

Also: Walsall 58.4% · England 49.2%

SEN
100%
72.8% above district average (27.2%)

Also: Walsall 100% · England 99.9%

EAL
11.3%
0.7% below district average (12%)
Attendance
93.8%
1.4% below district average (95.2%)

Also: Walsall 89.5% · England 87.2%

Persistent absence
25.2%
Attainment
0% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WS3 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2171.4%
  • 2021/2289.9%
  • 2022/2388.1%
  • 2023/2490%
  • 2024/2589.1%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/230%
  • 2023/240%
  • 2024/250%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
205
Pupils on roll
247

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Walsall page.

SEN support

SEN %
100%
On-site provision
Special classes · SPLD, VI, HI, SLCN
Need types
SPLDVIHISLCNASDSEMHPDMLDSLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates