Coppice Performing Arts School
Ecclestone Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Georgetta Holloway
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Central Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,009
- Pupils on roll
- 989
- URN
- 145114
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558500
About this school
Coppice Performing Arts School is a secondary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 989 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 173 | 181 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | 43.7 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 -0.33 to +0.09 | -0.62 -0.83 to -0.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 36.5% | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 58.6% | 57.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% | 5% | 8.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
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 Coppice Performing Arts 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 | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.8 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 998 |
| 2023/24 | 1,018 |
| 2024/25 | 1,002 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coppice Performing Arts School compares
Coppice Performing Arts School ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 8.2% | 41.5% | 989 | — |
| Pool Hayes Academy | 37.7 | 9.3% | 43.8% | 1,162 | 0.7 miles |
| Wednesfield Academy | 44.9 | 7.5% | 46.2% | 1,025 | 0.9 miles |
| Willenhall E-ACT Academy | 34.7 | 8.8% | 50.6% | 1,106 | 1.5 miles |
| Heath Park | 49.3 | 8.7% | 48.3% | 1,153 | 2.1 miles |
| Moreton School | 39.3 | 10.1% | 56.2% | 1,130 | 2.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.52%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 8.18%
- Persistent absence
- 23.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pool Hayes Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
-
Wednesfield Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Willenhall E-ACT Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
-
Heath Park2.1 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Moreton School2.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Coppice Performing Arts School ranks 10th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Aldersley High School Secondary
- Codsall Community High School Secondary
- Colton Hills Community 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
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Coppice Performing Arts School teach?
- Coppice Performing Arts School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Coppice Performing Arts School?
- The headteacher of Coppice Performing Arts School is Mrs Georgetta Holloway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coppice Performing Arts School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coppice Performing Arts 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 Coppice Performing Arts School?
- Coppice Performing Arts School has 989 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Coppice Performing Arts School full?
- Coppice Performing Arts School has capacity for 1,009 pupils and 989 on roll (98%), 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 Coppice Performing Arts School a faith school?
- No. Coppice Performing Arts School has no designated religious character.
- Is Coppice Performing Arts School a selective school?
- No. Coppice Performing Arts School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Coppice Performing Arts School?
- Coppice Performing Arts School is part of CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Coppice Performing Arts School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.8 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coppice Performing Arts School rank locally?
- Coppice Performing Arts School ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coppice Performing Arts School's absence rate?
- Coppice Performing Arts School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coppice Performing Arts School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coppice Performing Arts 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 10 July 2026.