Smestow School
Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU
This school is closed (it closed in December 2022).
It was replaced by Smestow Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jessie Chahal
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South West
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,010
- Pupils on roll
- 675
- URN
- 140586
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
About this school
Smestow School was a secondary academy in Wolverhampton. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 675 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Smestow School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 134 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.35 -0.61 to -0.09 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 |
How Smestow School compares
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 675 | — |
| Smestow Academy | 42.6 | 8.3% | 54.8% | 589 | 0.0 miles |
| St Peter's Collegiate Academy | 44.8 | 6.7% | 37.2% | 1,329 | 1.0 miles |
| Highfields School | 51.7 | 6.6% | 32.2% | 1,765 | 1.1 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Academy | 50.2 | 4.5% | 45.1% | 1,171 | 1.2 miles |
| St Regis Church of England Academy | 36.5 | 7.3% | 53.9% | 798 | 1.2 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Smestow Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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St Peter's Collegiate Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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Highfields School1.1 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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St Edmund's Catholic Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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St Regis Church of England Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other 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 Matthias School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Smestow School teach?
- Smestow School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Has Smestow School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Smestow School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Smestow School?
- Smestow School had 675 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are Smestow School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Smestow 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 31 December 2022.