Academy sponsor led · Wolverhampton

Wednesfield Academy

11–18Ages
1,025Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
141245URN

Lichfield Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 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

1.7per place

0.3 below Wolverhampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WolverhamptonSelective

342 applications for 200 places · 15th of 19 in Wolverhampton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.5of 90

Wolverhampton 45.7 England 46.0

10th of 20 in Wolverhampton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted'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
Sixth form provision		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

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

342 applications · 200 places offered · 128 named it first

2026 1.7; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Wolverhampton median median 2.5
2024 1.6; Wolverhampton median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Wolverhampton median median 2.4
2022 1.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.5
2020 1.6; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2019 1.3; Wolverhampton median median 2.2
2018 1.5; Wolverhampton median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2016 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.4
2015 2.1; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2014 3.0; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Wolverhampton median

Dashed bars: as Wednesfield High School, A Specialist Engineering College (URN 104392), the previous school.

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	200	342	1.7	128	0.64
Sep 2025	194	320	1.7	118	0.61
Sep 2024	181	292	1.6	104	0.57
Sep 2023	203	334	1.7	125	0.62
Sep 2022	208	281	1.4	105	0.50
Sep 2021	204	282	1.4	102	0.50
Sep 2020	138	219	1.6	80	0.58
Sep 2019	166	213	1.3	82	0.49
Sep 2018	158	242	1.5	89	0.56
Sep 2017	160	391	2.4	161	1.01
Sep 2016	160	389	2.4	157	0.98
Sep 2015	144	303	2.1	127	0.88
Sep 2014 *	145	433	3.0	178	1.23

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

187 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.510th of 20 in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton 45.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%6th of 20 in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Wolverhampton 62% England 66%

This school
Wolverhampton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.16

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	187	46.5	49%	66%	–
2024/25	176	44.9	42%	61%	–
2023/24	171	42.1	40%	55%	−0.16
2022/23	159	43.2	39%	56%	−0.28

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

Wednesfield AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Pool Hayes Academy
1.3 km · Walsall

Good2022

1.3applications per place 36.8Attainment 8
Coppice Performing Arts School
1.5 km · Wolverhampton

Good2022

2.8applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Heath Park
2.0 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
St Matthias School
2.3 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
2.6 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
Moreton School
2.8 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Moseley Park
3.1 km · Wolverhampton

2026

2.5applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
3.1 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 32.7Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141245 · 336/4001
Trust: Matrix Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,025 on roll
Free school meals: 46.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Wednesfield High School, A Specialist Engineering College (URN 104392)
Address: Lichfield Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Local authority: Wolverhampton

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