What ages does Bow Street School teach?

Bow Street School teaches children aged 13 to 16. It is a special school in Wolverhampton.

Who is the headteacher of Bow Street School?

The headteacher of Bow Street School is Miss Amelia Clare Harper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Bow Street School been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Bow Street 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 many pupils are at Bow Street School?

Bow Street School has 11 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 16.

Is Bow Street School full?

Bow Street School has capacity for 20 pupils and 11 on roll (55%), 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 Bow Street School a faith school?

No. Bow Street School has no designated religious character.

How have Bow Street School's results changed over recent years?

Its Attainment 8 score was 2.3 in 2022/23 and 0.7 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.

What are Bow Street School's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Bow Street 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.

Bow Street School

Bow Street, Bilston, WV14 7NB

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 13 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Headteacher: Miss Amelia Clare Harper
Constituency: Wolverhampton South East
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 20
Pupils on roll: 11
URN: 142603
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Telephone: 01902494639

About this school

Bow Street School is an independent special school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 13 to 16 and has 11 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Bow Street School under its current framework. 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

Bow Street School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2016, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	6	6	9
Attainment 8 score	2.3	0.7	-
Progress 8 score	-	-	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	0%	0%	-
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	0%	0%	-
Entered the English Baccalaureate	0%	0%	-
English Baccalaureate average point score	0.1	0.0	-

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 Bow Street School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Key stage 4: Attainment 8

Year	This school	Wolverhampton average	England average
2022/23	2.3	41	39.8
2023/24	0.7	39.7	39.5
2024/25	—	39.9	39

Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	10
2023/24	16
2024/25	18

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 0%
Pupils with an EHC plan: 11

Location

Nearby schools

Green Park School
Special schools · Bilston

0.9 miles
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Free Schools · Wolverhampton

1.0 miles
Rosewood School
Special schools · Bilston

1.2 miles
WV2 Education
Independent schools · Willenhall

1.3 miles
The Rowan School
Special schools · West Midlands

1.6 miles

Common questions

What ages does Bow Street School teach?: Bow Street School teaches children aged 13 to 16. It is a special school in Wolverhampton.
Who is the headteacher of Bow Street School?: The headteacher of Bow Street School is Miss Amelia Clare Harper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Bow Street School been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Bow Street 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 many pupils are at Bow Street School?: Bow Street School has 11 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 16.
Is Bow Street School full?: Bow Street School has capacity for 20 pupils and 11 on roll (55%), 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 Bow Street School a faith school?: No. Bow Street School has no designated religious character.
How have Bow Street School's results changed over recent years?: Its Attainment 8 score was 2.3 in 2022/23 and 0.7 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
What are Bow Street School's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Bow Street 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 24 July 2026.