Highfields SchoolSmestow Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wolverhampton.
Summary of the comparison
Highfields School and Smestow Academy are secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
Highfields School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Smestow Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Highfields School is ahead on our composite score.
Highfields School was judged the expected standard and Smestow Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.7 for Highfields School and 42.6 for Smestow Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Highfields School (51.8 in 2021-22, 51.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WolverhamptonHighfields School | WolverhamptonSmestow Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 20 in Wolverhampton Stronger figure | 9th of 20 in Wolverhampton | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,781 | 552 | |
| Capacity | 1,791 | 1,010 | |
| Location | Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT | Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.7 Stronger figure | 42.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59.1% Stronger figure | 31.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.4% Stronger figure | 60.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.9% | 45.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 Stronger figure | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 276 | 90 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 184 | 9 | |
| A-level average points | 31.8 Stronger figure | 26.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,781 | 552 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.2% | 54.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.0% | 42.2% | |
| SEN support | 17.4% | 11.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 1.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.2% Stronger figure | 26.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Highfields School
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