Colton Hills Community School
Jeremy Road, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, WV4 5DG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Julie Hunter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,144
- Pupils on roll
- 1,163
- URN
- 104395
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558420
About this school
Colton Hills Community School is a community secondary school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,163 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Colton Hills Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 161 | 210 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.6 | 39.6 | 39.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.16 -0.08 to +0.40 | -0.18 -0.40 to +0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 29.5% | 24.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 46.2% | 50.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 13.3% | 16.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
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 Colton Hills Community 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 | 40.6 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.2 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,021 |
| 2023/24 | 1,094 |
| 2024/25 | 1,131 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colton Hills Community School compares
Colton Hills Community School ranked 18th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.2 | 8.9% | 56.3% | 1,163 | — |
| The Dormston School | 42.1 | 7.4% | 24.8% | 1,128 | 1.6 miles |
| Highfields School | 51.7 | 6.6% | 32.2% | 1,765 | 1.7 miles |
| The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton | 49.4 | 5.8% | 38.6% | 763 | 1.7 miles |
| St Peter's Collegiate Academy | 44.8 | 6.7% | 37.2% | 1,329 | 2.1 miles |
| Wolverhampton Girls' High School | 75.4 | 4.6% | 15.6% | 1,211 | 2.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.27%
- English as an additional language
- 65.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.93%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Dormston School1.6 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
Highfields School1.7 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton1.7 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
St Peter's Collegiate Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Wolverhampton Girls' High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Colton Hills Community School ranks 18th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Aldersley High School Secondary
- Codsall Community High 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 Matthias School Secondary
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Colton Hills Community School teach?
- Colton Hills Community School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Colton Hills Community School?
- The headteacher of Colton Hills Community School is Ms Julie Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Colton Hills Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colton Hills Community 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 Colton Hills Community School?
- Colton Hills Community School has 1,163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Colton Hills Community School full?
- Colton Hills Community School has capacity for 1,144 pupils and 1,163 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Colton Hills Community School a faith school?
- No. Colton Hills Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Colton Hills Community School a selective school?
- No. Colton Hills Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Colton Hills Community School have?
- The schools register lists Colton Hills Community School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Colton Hills Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.6 in 2022/23 and 39.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Colton Hills Community School compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Colton Hills Community School ranked 18th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Colton Hills Community School's absence rate?
- Colton Hills Community School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Colton Hills Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colton Hills Community 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.