Ryecroft School
Ryecroft School is an independent special school in Walsall for boys and girls aged 4 to 18. It has 57 pupils and room for 63.
Kent Street, Walsall, WS2 7AN01922 687381ryecroftschool.co.ukMr Martin Capewell headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 57 | 28 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Walsall Primary Academy | Academy | 150 m | 234 | Good 2024 | 45 | Compare |
| Croft Academy | Academy | 690 m | 246 | No overall grade 2024 | 77 | Compare |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 830 m | 296 | Not inspected | 98 | Compare |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall | Roman Catholic | 0.6 miles | 223 | Report card 2026 | 31 | Compare |
| Butts Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 241 | Good 2024 | 66 | Compare |
| West Midlands Education and Skills | Independent | 0.6 miles | 45 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 459 | Good 2023 | 46 | Compare |
| Walsall College | Further education | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ryecroft School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ryecroft School yet.
How many pupils does Ryecroft School have?
57 pupils aged 4 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 63 places, so it is 90% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Kent Street, Walsall, WS2 7AN
- Telephone
- 01922 687381
- Website
- www.ryecroftschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Capewell
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward
- Blakenall
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 30 August 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150913 · LAESTAB 3356014
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.
- 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.