Tettenhall Wood School
Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMETHYST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ross Ashcroft
- Sponsor
- Amethyst Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 164
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 149227
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902556519
About this school
Tettenhall Wood School is a special academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tettenhall Wood School, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 19 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
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 Tettenhall Wood 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 | — | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 170 |
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)
- 56.76%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.22%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tettenhall College Incorporated0.6 miles
Independent schools · Wolverhampton
-
Newbridge Preparatory School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Wolverhampton
-
Aurora Cedars School1.0 miles
Special schools · Wolverhampton
-
Evergreen Academy1.2 miles
Academies · Wolverhampton
-
Wightwick Hall School1.3 miles
Academies · Wolverhampton
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Common questions
- What ages does Tettenhall Wood School teach?
- Tettenhall Wood School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Tettenhall Wood School?
- The headteacher of Tettenhall Wood School is Mr Ross Ashcroft, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tettenhall Wood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tettenhall Wood 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 many pupils are at Tettenhall Wood School?
- Tettenhall Wood School has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Tettenhall Wood School full?
- Tettenhall Wood School has capacity for 164 pupils and 172 on roll (105%), 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 Tettenhall Wood School a faith school?
- No. Tettenhall Wood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Tettenhall Wood School part of an academy trust?
- Tettenhall Wood School is part of AMETHYST ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tettenhall Wood School have?
- The schools register lists Tettenhall Wood School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tettenhall Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Tettenhall Wood School's absence rate?
- Tettenhall Wood School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tettenhall Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tettenhall Wood 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.