OFSTED
11 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected 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
21 September 2022
Graded inspection
Inadequate
Published
27 November 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Trust
MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
589
589 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
295
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
294
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
33.1 pts
above England
School
57.9%
Wolverhampton
42.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.4 pts
above England
School
37.7%
Wolverhampton
30.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Wolverhampton
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
22.1%
130
Indian
18.0%
106
African
9.2%
54
Any other White background
7.3%
43
Unclassified
7.1%
42
White and Black Caribbean
6.3%
37
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
12.7%
75 of
589 pupils
8.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 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
42.6
3.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.31 · 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
8.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.07 pts
higher than
England
School
8.29%
Wolverhampton
6.27%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.93 pts
higher than
England
School
26.75%
Wolverhampton
17.16%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.59%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.79 pts
higher than
England
School
5.59%
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
58.3%
34.0 pts
below England
Smestow Academy
58.3%
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.