Wombourne High School
Ounsdale Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Nick Bradnick-Thompson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Invictus Education Trust
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,106
- Pupils on roll
- 995
- URN
- 141343
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902504930
About this school
Wombourne High School is a secondary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 995 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wombourne High 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 182 | 176 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 | 44.0 | 42.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 -0.41 to +0.01 | -0.08 -0.29 to +0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 42.6% | 38.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 63.1% | 60.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 57.4% | 51% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
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 Wombourne High 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.4 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,109 |
| 2023/24 | 1,077 |
| 2024/25 | 1,002 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wombourne High School compares
Wombourne High School ranked 32nd of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.1 | 8.3% | 17.7% | 995 | — |
| Highfields School | 51.7 | 6.6% | 32.2% | 1,765 | 2.2 miles |
| Kingswinford Academy | 46.3 | 7.4% | 21.8% | 917 | 2.8 miles |
| Summerhill School | 51.6 | 6.1% | 10.8% | 1,093 | 2.9 miles |
| Ellowes Hall Sports College | 43.1 | 9.3% | 28.5% | 1,038 | 2.9 miles |
| Colton Hills Community School | 39.2 | 8.9% | 56.3% | 1,163 | 3.1 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)
- 17.72%
- English as an additional language
- 0.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.33%
- Persistent absence
- 23.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfields School2.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Kingswinford Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Kingswinford
-
Summerhill School2.9 miles
Secondary · Kingswinford
-
Ellowes Hall Sports College2.9 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
Colton Hills Community School3.1 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Wombourne High School ranks 14th 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 ages does Wombourne High School teach?
- Wombourne High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the principal of Wombourne High School?
- The principal of Wombourne High School is Mr Nick Bradnick-Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wombourne High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wombourne High 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 Wombourne High School?
- Wombourne High School has 995 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wombourne High School full?
- Wombourne High School has capacity for 1,106 pupils and 995 on roll (90%), 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 Wombourne High School a faith school?
- No. Wombourne High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wombourne High School a selective school?
- No. Wombourne High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Wombourne High School part of an academy trust?
- Wombourne High School is part of INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wombourne High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.4 in 2022/23 and 42.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wombourne High School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Wombourne High School ranked 32nd of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wombourne High School's absence rate?
- Wombourne High School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wombourne High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wombourne High 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.