Community school · Wolverhampton

St Matthias School

11–19Ages
805Pupils
SecondaryPhase
104387URN

Deans Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Wolverhampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WolverhamptonSelective

264 applications for 173 places · 17th of 19 in Wolverhampton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.9of 90

Wolverhampton 45.7 England 46.0

19th of 20 in Wolverhampton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

3 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Wolverhampton median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

264 applications · 173 places offered · 112 named it first

2026 1.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Wolverhampton median median 2.5
2024 1.9; Wolverhampton median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Wolverhampton median median 2.4
2022 1.6; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Wolverhampton median median 2.5
2020 1.3; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2019 1.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.2
2018 1.4; Wolverhampton median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.4
2015 1.8; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2014 1.7; Wolverhampton median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Wolverhampton median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wolverhampton median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	173	264	1.5	112	0.65
Sep 2025	156	290	1.9	112	0.72
Sep 2024	156	289	1.9	109	0.70
Sep 2023	162	307	1.9	134	0.83
Sep 2022	168	274	1.6	119	0.71
Sep 2021	155	258	1.7	141	0.91
Sep 2020	188	246	1.3	114	0.61
Sep 2019	186	253	1.4	133	0.72
Sep 2018	175	248	1.4	117	0.67
Sep 2017	107	186	1.7	81	0.76
Sep 2016	116	161	1.4	77	0.66
Sep 2015	74	133	1.8	64	0.86
Sep 2014	101	168	1.7	76	0.75

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

159 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.919th of 20 in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton 45.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths24%19th of 20 in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%

Wolverhampton 62% England 66%

This school
Wolverhampton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	159	36.9	24%	47%	–
2024/25	188	40.6	32%	53%	–
2023/24	190	40.9	36%	55%	−0.13
2022/23	175	41.2	30%	53%	−0.09

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Matthias SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Moseley Park
1.5 km · Wolverhampton

2026

2.5applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Heath Park
1.7 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Wednesfield Academy
2.3 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Thomas Telford University Technical College
2.3 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.1applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
2.5 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
2.7 km · Walsall

Good2022

2.3applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Ormiston SWB Academy
2.7 km · Wolverhampton

2026

2.0applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Pool Hayes Academy
3.0 km · Walsall

Good2022

1.3applications per place 36.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 104387 · 336/4115
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 885 pupils · 805 on roll
Free school meals: 64.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Deans Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH
Local authority: Wolverhampton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources