What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 July 2017Graded inspection: 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- 2024 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2023 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2022 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2020 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- This school
- Staffordshire 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 2024 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.14 |
| Sep 2023 | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 6 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2022 | 13 | 18 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Sep 2021 | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 7 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2020 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.29 |
| Sep 2019 | 13 | 17 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.15 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Perton Middle SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good2023
- 0.5 km · Wolverhampton20262.0applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · WolverhamptonSerious weaknesses 20252.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · WolverhamptonStandards maintained20253.1applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · WolverhamptonGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · WolverhamptonOutstanding20233.8applications per place 75.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.9 km · WolverhamptonRemains Good20231.8applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained2024
- 3.2 km · StaffordshireGood202345.5Attainment 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
- Middle deemed secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 124437 · 860/4170
- Capacity
- 480 pupils · 399 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- Address
- Gainsborough Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · South Staffordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources