Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CODSALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirstin Reade
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 516
- URN
- 142980
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902843177
About this school
Codsall Middle School is a middle academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 516 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 124 | 132 | 121 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 51% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 61% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 73% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Codsall Middle 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 | 60% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 509 |
| 2023/24 | 513 |
| 2024/25 | 523 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Codsall Middle School compares
Codsall Middle School ranked 135th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.8% | 17.4% | 516 | — |
| Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School | 52% | 6.8% | 40.5% | 150 | 0.5 miles |
| Perton Middle School | 52% | 4.3% | 18.7% | 399 | 2.0 miles |
| Brewood Middle CofE Academy | 49% | 5.5% | 20.7% | 422 | 3.5 miles |
| Penkridge Middle School | 57% | 3.5% | 17.4% | 509 | 8.0 miles |
| Codsall Community High School | — | 7.5% | 18.5% | 1,046 | 0.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report23 October 2024
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.4%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 12.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School0.5 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Perton Middle School2.0 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Brewood Middle CofE Academy3.5 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Stafford
-
Penkridge Middle School8.0 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Stafford
-
Codsall Community High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Codsall Middle School ranks 45th of the 67 ranked primary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Perton Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Ashmore Park Nursery School Nursery
- Bushbury Nursery School Nursery
- Eastfield Nursery School Nursery
- Low Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Phoenix Nursery School Nursery
- Windsor Nursery School Nursery
- Albrighton Primary School & Nursery Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Bantock Primary School Primary
- Berrybrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Codsall Middle School teach?
- Codsall Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Codsall Middle School?
- The headteacher of Codsall Middle School is Mrs Kirstin Reade, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Codsall Middle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Codsall Middle 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 big is Codsall Middle School?
- Codsall Middle School has 516 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Codsall Middle School full?
- Codsall Middle School has capacity for 480 pupils and 516 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 Codsall Middle School a faith school?
- No. Codsall Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Codsall Middle School?
- Codsall Middle School is part of CODSALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Codsall Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Codsall Middle School rank locally?
- Codsall Middle School ranked 135th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Codsall Middle School's absence rate?
- Codsall Middle School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Codsall Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Codsall Middle 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 2 July 2026.