What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 May 2018Graded 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 entryFaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2024 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2021 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2020 3.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.4; 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 | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| Sep 2021 | 13 | 37 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.38 |
| Sep 2020 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2019 | 25 | 36 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.16 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good2023
- 0.6 km · StaffordshireGood202345.5Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained2024
- 1.7 km · WolverhamptonRemains Good20231.8applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Wolverhampton20261.4applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · Wolverhampton20262.0applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · StaffordshireRemains Good2023
- 4.4 km · WolverhamptonStandards maintained20253.1applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · WolverhamptonOutstanding20233.8applications per place 75.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 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
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 124453 · 860/4517
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 351 pupils · 150 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- Address
- Bilbrook Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · South Staffordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources