New Leaf School
New Leaf School is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Walsall for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 20 pupils. About 85 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2023.
Stroud Avenue, Willenhall, Walsall, WV12 4EG01922 716900newleaf.walsall.sch.ukMs Claire Fairburn headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Walsall council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (15), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2).
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale Church of England C Infant School | Church of England | 130 m | 199 | Good 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| Short Heath Junior School | Council | 200 m | 305 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Willenhall E-ACT Academy | Academy | 480 m | 1,106 | No overall grade 2025 | 15 | Compare |
| Lane Head Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 480 m | 75 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | Academy | 630 m | 376 | Good 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| Old Hall School | Council | 670 m | 134 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Bentley West Primary School | Academy | 850 m | 436 | Requires improvement 2022 | 1 | Compare |
| Woodlands Academy of Learning | Academy | 990 m | 446 | Good 2023 | 57 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is New Leaf School a good school?
New Leaf School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in September 2023.
What is New Leaf School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated New Leaf School inadequate at its last full inspection on 13 September 2023.
How many pupils does New Leaf School have?
20 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Stroud Avenue, Willenhall, Walsall, WV12 4EG
- Telephone
- 01922 716900
- Website
- newleaf.walsall.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Claire Fairburn
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Mercian Trust (12 schools)
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward
- Short Heath
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2025 (new provision)
- URN
- 151297 · LAESTAB 3351108 · UKPRN 10096331
- Formerly
- New Leaf School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.