Castle SchoolOld Hall School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Walsall.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Castle School and Old Hall School in Walsall.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Castle School was judged strong and Old Hall School was judged exceptional.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 0.0% for Castle School and 0.0% for Old Hall School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Castle School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Old Hall School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WalsallCastle School | WalsallOld Hall School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Strong | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 7-18 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 247 | 134 | |
| Capacity | 205 | 80 | |
| Location | Walsall, WS3 2ED | Walsall, WS2 7LU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | 31 | Not reported | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 98.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 92.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 230 | 109 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 62.8% | 64.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.3% | 22.9% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.9% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.0% | 21.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Castle School
Old Hall School
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