High Point Academy
Friar Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Viki Drew
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Forward Education Trust
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 148400
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215940750
About this school
High Point Academy is a special academy in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 115 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected High Point 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.3 | 6.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.49 -3.42 to -1.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 9.1% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 18.2% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.2 |
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 High Point 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 | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 108 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.41%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 13.51%
- Persistent absence
- 35.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandwell Community School0.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · West Bromwich
-
Abu Bakr Boys School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Walsall
-
Cherry Tree School1.1 miles
Special schools · Walsall
-
Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy1.4 miles
Independent schools · Walsall
-
Bescot Hall1.8 miles
Special schools · Walsall
Other schools in Wednesbury
- Elm Tree Primary Academy Free Schools
- Rowley View Nursery School Nursery
- Albert Pritchard Infant School Primary
- Holyhead Primary Academy Primary
- Kings Hill Primary School Primary
- Mesty Croft Primary Primary
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School Primary
- Old Park Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Primary School Primary
- Pinfold Street Primary School Primary
- Salisbury Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does High Point Academy teach?
- High Point Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of High Point Academy?
- The headteacher of High Point Academy is Mrs Viki Drew, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has High Point Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected High Point 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 High Point Academy?
- High Point Academy has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is High Point Academy full?
- High Point Academy has capacity for 96 pupils and 115 on roll (120%), 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 High Point Academy a faith school?
- No. High Point Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is High Point Academy a selective school?
- No. High Point Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is High Point Academy part of an academy trust?
- High Point Academy is part of FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have High Point Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 9.3 in 2023/24 and 6.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is High Point Academy's absence rate?
- High Point Academy's overall absence rate is 13.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are High Point Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, High Point 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 10 July 2026.