Phoenix Academy
Special schoolPhoenix Academy is a special school in Walsall, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 50 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 6% of pupils at Phoenix Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Walsall and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 95 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 90 | 104 | 105 |
- Phoenix Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Castle SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade130 m
- Leamore Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Field Road AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), January 2022, before the school changed620 m
- Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed620 m
- Sunshine AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2021, before the school changed650 m
- Mary Elliot AcademySpecial. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met950 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Walsall
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).