Wednesfield Academy
Lichfield Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Joe Phillips
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Matrix Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,025
- URN
- 141245
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558222
About this school
Wednesfield Academy is a secondary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,025 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 159 | 171 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | 42.1 | 44.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.51 to -0.04 | -0.16 -0.38 to +0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 40.4% | 41.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 55% | 60.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 9.9% | 54.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
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 Wednesfield Academy 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 | 43.2 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.9 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,052 |
| 2023/24 | 1,066 |
| 2024/25 | 1,020 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wednesfield Academy compares
Wednesfield Academy ranked 7th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.9 | 7.5% | 46.2% | 1,025 | — |
| Pool Hayes Academy | 37.7 | 9.3% | 43.8% | 1,162 | 0.8 miles |
| Coppice Performing Arts School | 43.8 | 8.2% | 41.5% | 989 | 0.9 miles |
| Heath Park | 49.3 | 8.7% | 48.3% | 1,153 | 1.2 miles |
| St Matthias School | 40.6 | 9.5% | 60.1% | 805 | 1.4 miles |
| Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy | 40.4 | 6.5% | 55.1% | 1,222 | 1.6 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)
- 46.24%
- English as an additional language
- 28.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.49%
- Persistent absence
- 21.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pool Hayes Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
-
Coppice Performing Arts School0.9 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Heath Park1.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
St Matthias School1.4 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Wednesfield Academy ranks 8th 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 Matthias School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wednesfield Academy teach?
- Wednesfield Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wednesfield Academy?
- The headteacher of Wednesfield Academy is Mr Joe Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wednesfield Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wednesfield Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wednesfield Academy?
- Wednesfield Academy has 1,025 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wednesfield Academy full?
- Wednesfield Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,025 on roll (98%), 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 Wednesfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Wednesfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Wednesfield Academy a selective school?
- No. Wednesfield Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wednesfield Academy?
- Wednesfield Academy is part of MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wednesfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.2 in 2022/23 and 44.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wednesfield Academy rank locally?
- Wednesfield Academy ranked 7th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wednesfield Academy's absence rate?
- Wednesfield Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wednesfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wednesfield Academy'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.