Wightwick Hall School
Tinacre Hill, Compton, Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ENDEAVOUR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Steer
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 144209
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902761889
About this school
Wightwick Hall School is a special academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 175 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.99 -2.70 to -1.27 | -1.83 -2.48 to -1.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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 Wightwick Hall 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 | 0.9 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.4 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.8 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.91%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 15.83%
- Persistent absence
- 38.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tettenhall Wood School1.3 miles
Academies · Wolverhampton
-
Aurora Cedars School1.4 miles
Special schools · Wolverhampton
-
Penn Fields School1.6 miles
Special schools · Wolverhampton
-
Tettenhall College Incorporated1.6 miles
Independent schools · Wolverhampton
-
Newbridge Preparatory School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
- Aurora Cedars School Special schools
- Broadmeadow Special School Academies
- Bushbury School Special schools
- Cherry Trees School Academies
- Evergreen Academy Academies
- Kingsley Academy Special schools
- Park Lodge School Special schools
- Penn Fields School Special schools
- Penn Hall School Academies
- Pine Green Academy Academies
- Tettenhall Wood School Academies
- The Kairos Academy (KS3) Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Wightwick Hall School teach?
- Wightwick Hall School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wightwick Hall School?
- The headteacher of Wightwick Hall School is Mr Alex Steer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wightwick Hall School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wightwick Hall 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 Wightwick Hall School?
- Wightwick Hall School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Wightwick Hall School full?
- Wightwick Hall School has capacity for 180 pupils and 175 on roll (97%), 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 Wightwick Hall School a faith school?
- No. Wightwick Hall School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Wightwick Hall School?
- Wightwick Hall School is part of ENDEAVOUR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wightwick Hall School have?
- The schools register lists Wightwick Hall School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wightwick Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.9 in 2022/23 and 4.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Wightwick Hall School's absence rate?
- Wightwick Hall School's overall absence rate is 15.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wightwick Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wightwick Hall 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 15 July 2026.