Ormiston SWB Academy
Dudley Street, Bilston, WV14 0LN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Mason
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,270
- Pupils on roll
- 1,209
- URN
- 145008
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902493797
About this school
Ormiston SWB Academy is a secondary academy in Bilston. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormiston SWB Academy, 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
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
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected 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 | 225 | 216 | 193 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 | 37.4 | 42.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.37 to 0.00 | -0.50 -0.70 to -0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 22.7% | 38.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 45.8% | 60.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 4% | 36.6% | 24.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
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 Ormiston SWB 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 | 42.9 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.4 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,166 |
| 2023/24 | 1,184 |
| 2024/25 | 1,177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston SWB Academy compares
Ormiston SWB Academy ranked 14th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42 | 8.9% | 53.4% | 1,209 | — |
| The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton | 49.4 | 5.8% | 38.6% | 763 | 0.7 miles |
| Moseley Park | 44.8 | 8.1% | 51.1% | 1,069 | 1.0 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall | 41.4 | 9.7% | 43.7% | 1,464 | 1.3 miles |
| Grace Academy Darlaston | 41.2 | 10.7% | 52% | 1,059 | 1.4 miles |
| Gospel Oak School | 32.8 | 9.2% | 46.4% | 1,140 | 1.5 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
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 24 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.4%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.88%
- Persistent absence
- 25.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton0.7 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Moseley Park1.0 miles
Secondary · Bilston
-
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall1.3 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
-
Grace Academy Darlaston1.4 miles
Secondary · Wednesbury
-
Gospel Oak School1.5 miles
Secondary · Tipton
Other schools in Bilston
- Moseley Park Secondary
- Bilston Nursery School Nursery
- Bilston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bramford Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Field View Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School Primary
- Hurst Hill Primary School Primary
- Loxdale Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- St Martin's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stowlawn Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ormiston SWB Academy teach?
- Ormiston SWB Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Bilston.
- Who is the headteacher of Ormiston SWB Academy?
- The headteacher of Ormiston SWB Academy is Mr Daniel Mason, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormiston SWB Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston SWB 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 many pupils are at Ormiston SWB Academy?
- Ormiston SWB Academy has 1,209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Ormiston SWB Academy full?
- Ormiston SWB Academy has capacity for 1,270 pupils and 1,209 on roll (95%), 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 Ormiston SWB Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston SWB Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston SWB Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston SWB Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ormiston SWB Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ormiston SWB Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ormiston SWB Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.9 in 2022/23 and 42 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston SWB Academy compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Ormiston SWB Academy ranked 14th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormiston SWB Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston SWB Academy's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston SWB Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston SWB 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 15 July 2026.