Academy sponsor led · Wolverhampton

Coppice Performing Arts School

11–18Ages
989Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145114URN

Ecclestone Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE · 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

2.8per place

0.7 above Wolverhampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WolverhamptonSelective

486 applications for 175 places · 6th of 19 in Wolverhampton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.7of 90

Wolverhampton 45.7 England 46.0

9th of 20 in Wolverhampton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision		Good

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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

2.8applications per place, Year 7

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

486 applications · 175 places offered · 234 named it first

2026 2.8; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2025 2.9; Wolverhampton median median 2.5
2024 2.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.2
2023 2.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.5
2020 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2019 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.2
2018 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Wolverhampton median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wolverhampton median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Wolverhampton median

Dashed bars: as Coppice Performing Arts School (URN 104390), 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	175	486	2.8	234	1.34
Sep 2025	174	508	2.9	221	1.27
Sep 2024	176	445	2.5	214	1.22
Sep 2023	176	442	2.5	229	1.30
Sep 2022	179	424	2.4	205	1.15
Sep 2021	176	443	2.5	236	1.34
Sep 2020	180	436	2.4	198	1.10
Sep 2019	178	430	2.4	218	1.22
Sep 2018 *	173	421	2.4	182	1.05
Sep 2017 *	175	404	2.3	178	1.02
Sep 2016 *	176	451	2.6	209	1.19
Sep 2015 *	177	386	2.2	181	1.02
Sep 2014 *	168	411	2.5	194	1.15

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

171 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.79th of 20 in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton 45.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%11th of 20 in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%

Wolverhampton 62% England 66%

This school
Wolverhampton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.62

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	171	46.7	44%	63%	–
2024/25	175	43.8	34%	58%	–
2023/24	181	43.7	37%	59%	−0.62
2022/23	173	47.8	39%	62%	−0.12

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

Coppice Performing Arts SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Pool Hayes Academy
1.1 km · Walsall

Good2022

1.3applications per place 36.8Attainment 8
Wednesfield Academy
1.5 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
2.4 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 32.7Attainment 8
Bloxwich Academy
2.6 km · Walsall

2026

1.8applications per place 32.9Attainment 8
Heath Park
3.4 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Moreton School
3.6 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
St Matthias School
3.7 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 41.1Attainment 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: 145114 · 336/4008
Trust: Central Learning Partnership Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,009 pupils · 989 on roll
Free school meals: 43.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2018
Replaced: Coppice Performing Arts School (URN 104390)
Address: Ecclestone Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
Local authority: Wolverhampton

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