OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 February 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
3 April 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Trust
ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,094
1,094 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
529
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
565
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
34.9 pts
above England
School
59.7%
Wolverhampton
42.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.3 pts
above England
School
29.6%
Wolverhampton
30.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Wolverhampton
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
34.6%
378
African
14.2%
155
Indian
12.1%
132
White and Black Caribbean
9.0%
99
Any other White background
6.9%
76
Any other Asian background
5.7%
62
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
23.0%
252 of
1,094 pupils
2.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 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
35.7
3.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.27 · 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
9.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.85 pts
higher than
England
School
9.07%
Wolverhampton
6.27%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.08 pts
higher than
England
School
26.90%
Wolverhampton
17.16%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.70%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.90 pts
higher than
England
School
3.70%
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
91.2%
1.2 pts
below England
Ormiston NEW Academy
91.2%
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.