New Leaf School
Alternative provision school in Walsall. Inadequate (Sep 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 13 September 2023, report published 15 November 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to New Leaf School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. New Leaf School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around September 2027
The last inspection was in September 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby alternative provision
- 1.0 milesShepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
School remains Good (Jul 2024)
- 2.4 milesThe Ladder School
Good (Jul 2023)
- 4.2 milesSandwell Community School
School remains Good (Apr 2024)
- 4.3 milesThe Kairos Academy (KS3)
Not inspected yet
- 4.3 milesThe Kairos Academy (KS4)
Inadequate (Jan 2023) Special measures
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.