Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Blakeshall Lane, Wolverley, Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Turner
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,008
- Pupils on roll
- 964
- URN
- 135061
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01562859800
About this school
Wolverley CofE Secondary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled secondary school in Kidderminster. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 964 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wolverley CofE Secondary 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 142 | 174 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.2 | 41.5 | 42.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.25 to +0.21 | -0.41 -0.62 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 31.6% | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 56.3% | 59.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 70% | 70.1% | 73.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
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 Wolverley CofE Secondary 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.4 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 920 |
| 2023/24 | 948 |
| 2024/25 | 960 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wolverley CofE Secondary School compares
Wolverley CofE Secondary School ranked 21st of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.4 | 9.8% | 27.6% | 964 | — |
| Baxter College | 36.6 | 12.6% | 37.7% | 766 | 2.1 miles |
| King Charles I School | 44 | 8.4% | 28% | 1,140 | 2.5 miles |
| Kinver High School and Sixth Form | 50.9 | 7.6% | 17.6% | 801 | 2.7 miles |
| The Bewdley School | 42.6 | 8.8% | 18.9% | 970 | 3.8 miles |
| Ridgewood High School | 46 | 8.4% | 27.4% | 641 | 4.4 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
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 9 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.6%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.81%
- Persistent absence
- 28.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Baxter College2.1 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
King Charles I School2.5 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
Kinver High School and Sixth Form2.7 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
The Bewdley School3.8 miles
Secondary · Bewdley
-
Ridgewood High School4.4 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
Other schools in Kidderminster
Wolverley CofE Secondary School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Kidderminster.
- Baxter College Secondary
- King Charles I School Secondary
- The Lacon Childe School Secondary
- Birchen Coppice Academy Primary
- Blakedown CofE Primary School Primary
- Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School Primary
- Cleobury Mortimer Primary School Primary
- Comberton Primary School Primary
- Cookley Sebright Primary School Primary
- Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School Primary
- Farlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Foley Park Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wolverley CofE Secondary School teach?
- Wolverley CofE Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Kidderminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Wolverley CofE Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Wolverley CofE Secondary School is Mr Mark Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wolverley CofE Secondary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wolverley CofE Secondary 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 Wolverley CofE Secondary School?
- Wolverley CofE Secondary School has 964 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wolverley CofE Secondary School full?
- Wolverley CofE Secondary School has capacity for 1,008 pupils and 964 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wolverley CofE Secondary School a faith school?
- Yes. Wolverley CofE Secondary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Worcester.
- Is Wolverley CofE Secondary School a selective school?
- No. Wolverley CofE Secondary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Wolverley CofE Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.2 in 2022/23 and 42.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wolverley CofE Secondary School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Wolverley CofE Secondary School ranked 21st of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wolverley CofE Secondary School's absence rate?
- Wolverley CofE Secondary School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wolverley CofE Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wolverley CofE Secondary 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 1 July 2026.