Wednesfield High Academy is a secondary school located in Wolverhampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/12/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lichfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Website: http://www.wednesfieldacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01902558222
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Niki Carpenter
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141245

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 892
Number of Boys: 479
Number of Girls: 413

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.54 Confidence interval -0.76 to -0.33
Of the 138 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 135 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:1%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashmore Park Nursery School
Griffiths Drive , Ashmore Park Estate WV11 2LH
4out of 4 1,523 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lane Head Nursery School
High Road , WV12 4JQ
4out of 4 2,623 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Edward the Elder Primary School
Moathouse Lane East , Wednesfield WV11 3DB
3out of 4 524 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy
Mattox Road , Wednesfield WV11 3TG
3out of 4 653 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Perry Hall Primary School
Colman Avenue , Wednesfield WV11 3RT
3out of 4 691 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Graiseley Lane , Wednesfield WV11 1PG
- not rated 1,034 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wood End Primary School
Wood End Road , Wednesfield WV11 1YQ
3out of 4 1,099 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pool Hayes Academy
Castle Drive , WV12 4QZ
2out of 4 1,458 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Coppice Performing Arts School
Ecclestone Road , WV11 2QE
2out of 4 1,634 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Heath Park
Prestwood Road , WV11 1RD
4out of 4 2,132 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Matthias School
Deans Road , WV1 2BH
3out of 4 2,476 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Old Fallings Lane , WV10 8BL
3out of 4 2,832 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jennie Lee Centre
Litchfield Road , Wednesfield WV11 3HT
- not rated 307 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westcroft School
Greenacres Avenue , Underhill WV10 8NZ
3out of 4 2,632 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
New Leaf Centre
Stroud Avenue , Willenhall WV12 4EG
1out of 4 2,925 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.