School profile
Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy
154- 160 Wednesbury Road, Palfrey, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 4JJ
Overview
Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy is an independent school (other independent school) in Walsall, West Midlands, for pupils aged 4–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Other independent school
- Establishment group
- Independent schools
- Age range
- Ages 4–16
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- No
- Religious ethos
- Muslim
- School capacity
- 909
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 132750
Admissions
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Walsall
Fees, scholarships and bursaries are not part of the official dataset. They will appear here once the school adds them.
Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
Secondary
2024/25 results
DfE does not publish a directly comparable England figure for independent schools, so no comparison is shown.
Attainment 8 score
- School
- 52
Pupils included: 24
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
- School
- 41.7%
Pupils included: 24
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
- School
- 79.2%
Pupils included: 24
Entering the EBacc
- School
- 16.7%
Pupils included: 24
Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 28 January 2025 · Published 17 June 2025
Original education inspection framework (non-association independent schools)
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding was effective
- No
- Early years provision (where applicable)
- Good
Independent school standards
A regulatory check against the standards independent schools must meet. It is separate from Ofsted's inspection judgements and is not a rating.
Overall compliance
Did not meet all standards
Does not comply with its registration agreement.
Other recent inspection activity
These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.
Independent school Progress Monitoring inspection
Inspected 7 January 2026 · Published 3 February 2026
Outcome: Did not meet all standards that were checked
Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- 154- 160 Wednesbury Road, Palfrey, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 4JJ
- Local authority
- Walsall
Inspection
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- Inspectorate
- Ofsted
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