Walsall Wood

Summary

Walsall Wood (E02002113) is part of Walsall local authority (view on map). Walsall Wood has an approximate population of 6,400 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Walsall Wood neighbours Brownhills West & Clayhanger, Brownhills, Pelsall South, Aldridge North, Shelfield, Rushall, Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich, and Shenstone, Stonnall & Little Aston.

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  • 8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Walsall Wood is the 14th least deprived area in Walsall (out of 39) with 44% of children living in low-income families, compared to 55% across Walsall and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Walsall Wood, 34% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 40% in Walsall and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Walsall Wood % in Walsall % in England
Eligible for free school meals 34% 40% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 66% 60% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Walsall Wood, 22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Walsall, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Walsall Wood % in Walsall % in England
No special educational needs 78% 80% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 14% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 8.0% 6.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Walsall Wood, 23% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 47% in Walsall, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Walsall Wood % in Walsall % in England
White 76% 53% 67%
Asian 6.0% 27% 14%
Black 7.0% 9.0% 7.0%
Mixed 10% 8.0% 7.0%
Other – 2.0% 3.0%
Not known – 1.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Walsall Wood with English as an additional language is 5.0%, compared with 25% in Walsall, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Walsall Wood % in Walsall % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 5.0% 25% 22%
Known or believed to be English 95% 75% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Walsall Wood has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Walsall Wood
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Walsall Wood, there have been 2 full inspections of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Inclusion: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Walsall Wood. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 1 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 1 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 2 0 1 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 1 1 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 0 2 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 1 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 1 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 2 0 1 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 1 1 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 0 2 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Walsall Wood has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Walsall Wood
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Walsall Wood since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Walsall Wood has no independent schools.

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