St Matthias School
Deans Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dean Coombes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 885
- Pupils on roll
- 805
- URN
- 104387
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902556400
About this school
St Matthias School is a community secondary school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 805 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Matthias School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 175 | 190 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 40.9 | 40.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 -0.31 to +0.13 | -0.13 -0.35 to +0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 36.3% | 32.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 55.3% | 53.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 51.1% | 55.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Matthias School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.2 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.9 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 882 |
| 2023/24 | 878 |
| 2024/25 | 843 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Matthias School compares
St Matthias School ranked 15th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.6 | 9.5% | 60.1% | 805 | — |
| Moseley Park | 44.8 | 8.1% | 51.1% | 1,069 | 0.9 miles |
| Heath Park | 49.3 | 8.7% | 48.3% | 1,153 | 1.1 miles |
| Wednesfield Academy | 44.9 | 7.5% | 46.2% | 1,025 | 1.4 miles |
| Thomas Telford University Technical College | 53.7 | 4.5% | 58.9% | 993 | 1.4 miles |
| The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton | 49.4 | 5.8% | 38.6% | 763 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.14%
- English as an additional language
- 27.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.49%
- Persistent absence
- 30.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moseley Park0.9 miles
Secondary · Bilston
-
Heath Park1.1 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Wednesfield Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Thomas Telford University Technical College1.4 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton1.5 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
St Matthias School ranks 15th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Aldersley High School Secondary
- Codsall Community High School Secondary
- Colton Hills Community School Secondary
- Coppice Performing Arts School Secondary
- Heath Park Secondary
- Highfields School Secondary
- Moreton School Secondary
- Ormiston NEW Academy Secondary
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy Secondary
- Smestow Academy Secondary
- St Edmund's Catholic Academy Secondary
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Matthias School teach?
- St Matthias School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Matthias School?
- The headteacher of St Matthias School is Mr Dean Coombes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Matthias School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Matthias School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Matthias School?
- St Matthias School has 805 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is St Matthias School full?
- St Matthias School has capacity for 885 pupils and 805 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Matthias School a faith school?
- No. St Matthias School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Matthias School a selective school?
- No. St Matthias School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does St Matthias School have?
- The schools register lists St Matthias School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Matthias School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 40.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Matthias School compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- St Matthias School ranked 15th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Matthias School's absence rate?
- St Matthias School's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Matthias School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Matthias School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.