Academy converter · Staffordshire

The Wilnecote School

11–16Ages
961Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138936URN

Tinkers Green Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, B77 5LF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Staffordshire

287 applications for 174 places · 37th of 48 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.3of 90

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

35th of 56 in Staffordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Staffordshire median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

287 applications · 174 places offered · 164 named it first

2026 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2022 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.6
2014 1.9; 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 2026	174	287	1.7	164	0.94
Sep 2025	196	321	1.6	191	0.97
Sep 2024	191	332	1.7	210	1.10
Sep 2023	184	313	1.7	176	0.96
Sep 2022	193	327	1.7	178	0.92
Sep 2021	188	328	1.7	175	0.93
Sep 2020	188	319	1.7	169	0.90
Sep 2019	190	304	1.6	144	0.76
Sep 2018	173	267	1.5	142	0.82
Sep 2017	127	227	1.8	108	0.85
Sep 2016	149	238	1.6	127	0.85
Sep 2015	178	330	1.9	171	0.96
Sep 2014	149	279	1.9	141	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

183 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.335th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%21st of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Staffordshire 60% England 66%

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.43

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	183	42.3	42%	65%	–
2024/25	155	38.7	24%	48%	–
2023/24	164	39.8	31%	56%	−0.43
2022/23	148	37.0	24%	46%	−0.49

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

The Wilnecote SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Lift Tamworth
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 35.3Attainment 8
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
3.0 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.5applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
The Polesworth School
3.1 km · Warwickshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
4.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
4.5 km · Warwickshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Lift Rawlett
5.8 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
9.5 km · Warwickshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
The Royal Sutton School
10.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

6.9applications per place 39.8Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138936 · 860/4123
Trust: Community Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 960 pupils · 961 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Wilnecote High School (URN 124420)
Address: Tinkers Green Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, B77 5LF
Local authority: Staffordshire · Tamworth

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