The school was built in 1971 and converted into an academy in 2011. After its 2004 inspection of Baylis Court School, the
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills reported: :[the school is] a good and effective school; it provides a good quality of education for its pupils. After a Section 5 inspection on 15 October 2007, the school was rated as 'Outstanding' and, indeed, received this rating in all but two of the 26 criteria that are measured against this standard (i.e. the 1-4 Ofsted criteria). Ofsted's 2004 report also states:
The school population is made up of a very rich cultural mix and comprises: •
Asian or Asian British – Pakistani (57.7%) •
White – British (13.7%) •
Asian or Asian British – Indian (12%) •
Black or Black British – Caribbean (3.7%) •
Mixed – White and Asian (2.3%) •
Asian or Asian British – other (2%) •
Black or Black British – African (1.6%) •
Mixed – any other (1.5%) •
Mixed – White and Black Caribbean (1.5%) The school was awarded specialist
Arts College status in February 2007. Baylis Court School is a school for girls aged 11–19. ==References==