Codsall Middle School, Wolverhampton
Codsall Middle School is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Wolverhampton, part of Codsall Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 41st-highest of the 68 schools in Wolverhampton with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. For 2024 entry it had 1.6 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 108% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- 1.6 first choices per place
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Codsall Middle School in detail
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Codsall Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 74% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Codsall Middle School
For September 2024 entry, 31 families put Codsall Middle School as their first choice and 94 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Codsall Middle School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Codsall Middle School are Codsall Community High School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School (0.5 miles, Good); Aldersley High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.4); and St Regis Church of England Academy (1.9 miles, Attainment 8 34).
Codsall Community High SchoolBilbrook CofE (VC) Middle SchoolAldersley High SchoolSt Regis Church of England Academy
The trust
Codsall Middle School is one of 3 schools run by Codsall Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
133 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Codsall Middle School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 61% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (61%).
Who goes there
2.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%), Mixed (10%) and Asian (5%).
In 2026, 46 pupils (8.9%) received SEN support and 17 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bilbrook Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is South Staffordshire Council Offices (adjacent), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 57 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Codsall Middle School issued 26 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Codsall Middle School are St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy (0.2 miles), St Nicholas Church of England First School (0.5 miles), Lane Green First School (0.5 miles) and Birches First School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Christopher's Catholic Primary AcademySt Nicholas Church of England First SchoolLane Green First SchoolBirches First School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Staffordshire published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 7.802 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from September 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy coming to school. They have excellent attendance. They like their lessons, their caring teachers and the broad range of subjects that they learn. Almost all pupils participate in the wide range of after-school clubs and enriching trips. The school is welcoming for all pupils. There is bespoke, individualised care in place for pupils who need support.
The school is proud of the work it is doing to encourage pupils to demonstrate their school values of being considerate, ambitious and proud through 'The Codsall Way'. Pupils enthusiastically take up opportunities to be student leaders and participate in community activities, such as the food bank collections.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Teachers use their secure subject knowledge to explain concepts and ideas clearly. They select appropriate resources for teaching their classes, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff identify the needs of these pupils accurately and make suitable adaptations to help them access the curriculum. Parents of pupils with SEND value this support, recognising that the school puts the basic building blocks in place to help their children to thrive.
Pupils did less well than others nationally in the 2024 key stage 2 assessments in mathematics. The school understands the reasons for this underperformance and has rapidly put in place additional support to ensure pupils catch up with their peers. This support is making a positive difference. Pupils in Year 8 achieve well and are prepared for the next stage of their education by the time they leave the school.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2019 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
17.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
133 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
26
Suspensions
4.97%
Suspension rate
19 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 523 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Codsall Middle School
Term dates
Codsall Middle School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Codsall Middle School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Codsall Middle School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Codsall Middle School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
108%
Over capacity
519 pupils
480 places
39 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wolverhampton
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
8,807
Applications
7,681
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All secondary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.6 first choices per place
Inspection History(2)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
46
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
12.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
516
Total Pupils
262
Boys
254
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
33
Teachers
15.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,308
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,654
Per pupil
£3180k
Total funding
£111k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
12.3%
Persistent absence
529
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Codsall Middle School
What are SATs results like at Codsall Middle School?
Of the pupils at Codsall Middle School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Codsall Middle School's Ofsted rating?
Codsall Middle School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2019, it was rated Good.
How close to Codsall Middle School do you need to live?
Staffordshire published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at Codsall Middle School on distance went to a family 7.802 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Codsall Middle School?
Codsall Middle School was full in 2025, at 108% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Codsall Middle School?
Classes at Codsall Middle School average 24.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Codsall Middle School?
Codsall Middle School has around 516 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Codsall Middle School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Codsall Middle School in 2024/25. 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Codsall Middle School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Codsall Middle School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Codsall Middle School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Codsall Middle School?
Codsall Middle School is at Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 1PB.
Sources: Staffordshire admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)