Wednesfield Academy, Wolverhampton

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 17 November 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 24 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Wednesfield Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Wolverhampton and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wolverhampton and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.16: pupils made 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 43, against 50 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and French.

For September 2026 entry, 128 families put Wednesfield Academy as their first choice and 342 named it as one of their preferences, for 200 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 Wednesfield Academy are Pool Hayes Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.8); Coppice Performing Arts School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7); Heath Park (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.1); and Central Learning Partnership (1.2 miles).

Wednesfield Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Wednesfield Academy is one of 9 schools run by Matrix Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44 in 2024/25.

70 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wednesfield Academy (as of September 2025): 67% would recommend the school, 70% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).

Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 56% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 54 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 20% into work. 4% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

45% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Asian (24%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 64 pupils (6.2%) received SEN support and 23 (2.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Wednesfield Academy had 76 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 Willenhall Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wednesfield Academy (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wednesfield Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Wednesfield Academy issued 346 suspensions, 33.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wednesfield Academy are Wednesfield Technology Primary (under 0.1 miles), Edward the Elder Primary School (0.3 miles), St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy (0.4 miles) and Perry Hall Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.