A Walsall councillor has called on the authority to refer itself to the ombudsman over a recent controversial planning ...

A planning application for two five-bedroom homes on Barr Lakes Lane was approved by Walsall Council's planning committee ...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has been accused of "hypocrisy" following his wife's objection to a block of flats near their ...

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 60.5 per cent of GCSE pupils at Barr Beacon achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths, while 80.6 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above. 4.

Aarav Shah, aged 12, who attends Barr Beacon School in Walsall, was the Level 6 winner. He said: “Every BYITC session helps me grow. I’ve become sharper, faster, and more focused and that makes me ...

Wolverhampton school gets 'Good' Ofsted for the first time after 'significant period of change' A Wolverhampton secondary school has been graded 'Good' by Ofsted for the first time in its history.

Staff at a Walsall secondary school are planning further strike action against plans for it to become part of an academy trust. The community school, which teaches youngers with social, emotional ...

At Elmwood School, staff are on a picket line over the school planning to join the Matrix Academy Trust. The academy trust runs a number of schools in Walsall including Barr Beacon School and ...

On Tuesday, the school will open for classes 7a, 7b, 7c, 10a and 11b (as well as additional invites to Key Stage 4 pupils from 12.30pm), on Wednesday it will open for 7b, 8a, 10a, 10b, 11a and 11b ...

Walsall Queen Mary's Grammar School - 74.3 Queen Mary's High School - 72.1 Barr Beacon School - 50.4 St Francis of Assisi Catholic College - 50.4 Aldridge School - 44.7 The Streetly Academy - 44.5 ...

An academy trust has changed its approach to lockdown procedures after an incident at a Walsall school which saw a "mob" of parents make their way on site - with some alleged to have pulled ...

Behaving badly There is a cocktail of concerns about the use of phones in schools. Behaviour is a big one. The percentage of secondary school permanent exclusions due to ‘inappropriate use of social ...