St Regis Church of England Academy, Wolverhampton

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades St Regis Church of England Academy on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 4 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of pupils' needs."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations of pupils' attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have ensured that a broad and ambitious curriculum is in place for all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school is well led and managed."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a well-thought-out programme to support pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Teaching does not consistently ensure that pupils produce high-quality work."

Post 16 provision - Needs attention. "Previously, some subjects and how they were taught did not support students to achieve as well as they should."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teaching supports pupils to produce high-quality work, so that they progress through the curriculum and achieve well at the end of key stage 4"; "Leaders should ensure that teaching supports pupils to write with accuracy, particularly in relation to spelling key words correctly and using correct punctuation"; "Leaders should ensure that the changes they have made to the sixth-form curriculum and how it is delivered lead to students achieving as well as they should".

In its own words: "Choosing the correct school is important and, in order to help you make the right choice, staff are available to provide as much information as possible. Below you will find all the relevant information you need to make your application to St Regis Church of England Academy. Wolverhampton LA give you five preferences."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Working as a School Chaplain in such a vibrant and diverse school community, alongside dedicated colleagues and inquisitive and imaginative pupils is a constant source of joy and blessing. No two days are ever the same. But, what is a chaplain for?"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, gardening, debating and homework club.

In 2026, pupils at St Regis Church of England Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 34, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Wolverhampton and 47 across England.

20% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wolverhampton and 47% in England.

That is down from 36.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.53: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.1, against 37.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put St Regis Church of England Academy as their first choice and 194 named it as one of their preferences, for 99 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Regis Church of England Academy are Perton Middle School (0.3 miles, Good); St Edmund's Catholic Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.2); St Peter's Collegiate Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.2); and Smestow Academy (1.2 miles, Attainment 8 48.6).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than St Regis Church of England Academy.

St Regis Church of England Academy is one of 7 schools run by Three Spires Trust, an academy trust.

40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Regis Church of England Academy (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).

Of the 108 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 34 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 74% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 9% into work.

56.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 43.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (31%), Asian (25%) and White British (18%).

In 2026, 156 pupils (19.5%) received SEN support and 10 (1.3%) 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.

St Regis Church of England Academy had 61 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Bilbrook Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kings Comp School (adjacent), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 102 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286).

In 2024/25, St Regis Church of England Academy issued 167 suspensions, 21.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Regis Church of England Academy are Woodthorne Primary School (0.2 miles), Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School (0.4 miles), Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles) and Perton Primary Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.