OFSTED
16 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
31 January 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
7 March 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Trust
CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,069
1,069 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
543
50.8% of pupils
Male pupils
526
49.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
27.0 pts
above England
School
51.8%
Wolverhampton
42.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.2 pts
above England
School
27.5%
Wolverhampton
30.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Wolverhampton
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.3%
463
Indian
23.9%
255
White and Black Caribbean
8.2%
88
African
5.5%
59
Caribbean
3.9%
42
Any other White background
3.3%
35
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.9%
298 of
1,069 pupils
7.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.8
5.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.28 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.84 pts
higher than
England
School
8.06%
Wolverhampton
6.27%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.68 pts
higher than
England
School
22.49%
Wolverhampton
17.16%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.38%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.58 pts
higher than
England
School
3.38%
Wolverhampton
1.51%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.4%
1.0 pts
below England
Moseley Park
91.4%
Wolverhampton
96.5%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.