The Ladder School
Free school in Walsall WS1 1RS
Free school in Walsall WS1 1RS
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Further Information
Inspected on 03/07/2023
Rating published on 13/09/2023
Overall effectiveness: Good
Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good
Sixth form provision: Good
Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.
| Unique Reference Number | 143750 |
|---|---|
| Local Authority Code | 335 |
| Local Authority Name | Walsall |
| Establishment Number | 1105 |
| School / College Name | The Ladder School |
| Establishment Type Code | 38 |
| Establishment type | Free schools alternative provision |
| Establishment Type Group Code | 11 |
| Establishment Type Group | Free Schools |
| Establishment Status Code | 1 |
| Establishment status | Open |
| Reason Establishment Opened Code | 11 |
| Reason establishment opened | Academy Free School |
| Open date | 11-01-2019 |
| Reason Establishment Closed Code | 99 |
| Reason establishment closed | |
| Close date | |
| Phase Of Education Code | 0 |
| Phase of education | Not applicable |
| Age range Low | 13 |
| Age range High | 18 |
| Boarders Code | 9 |
| Boarders | |
| Nursery provision | No Nursery Classes |
| Official Sixth Form Code | 1 |
| Official sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Gender Code | 3 |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Religious Character Code | 06 |
| Religious character | None |
| Religious ethos | None |
| Diocese Code | 9999 |
| Diocese | |
| Admissions Policy Code | 9 |
| Admissons policy | |
| School capacity | 64 |
| Special Classes Code | 0 |
| Special classes | Not applicable |
| Census Date | 18-01-2024 |
| Number of Pupils | 27 |
| Number of Boys | 12 |
| Number of Girls | 15 |
| Percentage Free School Meals | 45.50 |
| Trust School Flag Code | 3 |
| Trust School Flag | Supported by a multi-academy trust |
| Trusts Code | 16926 |
| Academy trust or Trust | THE MERCIAN TRUST |
| School Sponsor Flag | - |
| Academy sponsor | |
| Federation Flag | Not applicable |
| Federations Code | |
| Federation | |
| UKPRN | 10082419 |
| FEHE Identifier | |
| Further education type | |
| Last Changed Date | 15-01-2025 |
| Street | 40 George Street |
| Locality | |
| Address3 | |
| Town | Walsall |
| County (name) | |
| Postcode | WS1 1RS |
| Website | www.theladderschool.org |
| Telephone | 01922285848 |
| Headteacher/Principal title | Mrs |
| Headteacher/Principal first name | Ruth |
| Headteacher/Principal last name | Williams |
| Headteacher/Principal Job Title | |
| BSO Inspectorate Name | Not applicable |
| Inspectorate Report | |
| Date of Last Inspection Visit | |
| Next Inspection Visit | |
| Teenage mothers provision | Not applicable |
| Teenage mothers capacity | |
| Childcare facilities provision | |
| SEN facilities | Not applicable |
| Pupils with EBD | Not applicable |
| Number of places | |
| Full time provision | |
| Pupils educated by other providers | |
| Section 41 approved | Not applicable |
| SEN provision | |
| Type of resourced provision | |
| Resourced provision number on roll | |
| Resourced provision capacity | |
| SEN unit number on roll | |
| SEN unit capacity | |
| Government Office Region Code | F |
| Government Office Region | West Midlands |
| District Code | E08000030 |
| District | Walsall |
| Ward Code | E05001316 |
| Ward | St Matthew's |
| Parliamentary Constituency Code | E14001562 |
| Parliamentary Constituency | Walsall and Bloxwich |
| Urban/Rural Code | A1 |
| Urban/Rural Description | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
| GSS LA Code | E08000030 |
| Easting | 401287 |
| Northing | 298233 |
| Middle Super Output Area (MSOA) | Walsall 030 |
| Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) | Walsall 030F |
| Inspectorate Name | |
| Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan | |
| Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan | |
| Boarding Establishment | |
| Proprietor's Name | |
| Previous Local Authority Code | 999 |
| Previous local authority | |
| Previous establishment number | 4009 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| UPRN | 10095683630 |
| Site Name | |
| QAB Code | 0 |
| QAB Name | Not applicable |
| Establishment Accredited Code | 0 |
| Establishment Accredited | Not applicable |
| QAB Report | |
| CH Number | |
| MSOA Code | E02002139 |
| LSOA Code | E01033896 |
| Free School Meals | 5 |
| Accreditation Expiry Date |
| URN | 143750 |
|---|---|
| Web Link | http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/143750 |
| LAESTAB | 3351105 |
| School name | The Ladder School |
| Ofsted phase | PRU |
| Type of education | Free School - Alternative Provision |
| School open date | 11/01/2019 |
| Admissions policy | Unknown |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Designated religious character | None |
| Religious ethos | None |
| Faith grouping | Non-faith |
| Ofsted region | West Midlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local authority | Walsall |
| Parliamentary constituency | Walsall and Bloxwich |
| Multi-academy trust UID | 16926 |
| Multi-academy trust name | THE MERCIAN TRUST |
| Academy sponsor UID | N/A |
| Academy sponsor name | N/A |
| Postcode | WS1 1RS |
| Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic year | N/A |
| The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile | 4 |
| Total number of pupils | 27 |
| Statutory lowest age | 13 |
| Statutory highest age | 18 |
| Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection | N/A |
| Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school? | N/A |
| URN at time of the ungraded inspection | N/A |
| LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection | N/A |
| School name at time of the ungraded inspection | N/A |
| School type at time of the ungraded inspection | N/A |
| Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection | N/A |
| Date of latest ungraded inspection | N/A |
| Ungraded inspection publication date | N/A |
| Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection? | N/A |
| Ungraded inspection overall outcome | N/A |
| Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspection | N/A |
| Inspection number of latest graded inspection | 10256828 |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Inspection type grouping | S5 Inspection |
| Event type grouping | Schools - S5 |
| Inspection start date | 03/07/2023 |
| Publication date | 13/09/2023 |
| Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school? | Yes |
| URN at time of latest graded inspection | 143750 |
| LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection | 3351105 |
| School name at time of latest graded inspection | The Ladder School |
| School type at time of latest graded inspection | Free School - Alternative Provision |
| Current school type used for chart C6 | Free school |
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Category of concern | N/A |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding is effective? | Yes |
| Early years provision | N/A |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Previous inspection number | N/A |
| Previous inspection start date | N/A |
| Previous publication date | N/A |
| Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school? | N/A |
| URN at time of previous graded inspection | N/A |
| LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection | N/A |
| School name at time of previous graded inspection | N/A |
| School type at time of previous graded inspection | N/A |
| Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness | N/A |
| Previous category of concern | N/A |
| Previous quality of education | N/A |
| Previous behaviour and attitudes | N/A |
| Previous personal development | N/A |
| Previous effectiveness of leadership and management | N/A |
| Previous safeguarding is effective? | N/A |
| Previous early years provision | N/A |
| Previous sixth form provision | N/A |