Wednesfield AcademyCoppice Performing Arts School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wolverhampton.

Summary of the comparison

Wednesfield Academy and Coppice Performing Arts School are secondary schools in Wolverhampton.

  • Wednesfield Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Coppice Performing Arts School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wednesfield Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wednesfield Academy was judged the expected standard and Coppice Performing Arts School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.5 for Wednesfield Academy and 46.7 for Coppice Performing Arts School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Wednesfield Academy (43.9 in 2021-22, 46.5 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Coppice Performing Arts School (45.8 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Wednesfield Academy versus Coppice Performing Arts School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WolverhamptonWednesfield AcademyWolverhamptonCoppice Performing Arts SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking11th of 20 in Wolverhampton Stronger figure17th of 20 in Wolverhampton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,025 989
Capacity1,050 1,009
LocationWolverhampton, WV11 3ES Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
GCSE results
Attainment 846.5 46.7 Stronger figure46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths49.2% Stronger figure43.9% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.8% Stronger figure62.6% 64.8%
Cohort187 171
A-level results
A-level entries46 41
A-level average points29.2 Stronger figure26.7 35.0
A-level average gradeC C-
Best 3 A-levels points29.3 Stronger figure27.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects8.0% 13.0% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,020 1,002
Free school meals (ever 6)46.2% 41.5%
English as an additional language28.7% 3.0%
SEN support8.3% 23.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% Stronger figure8.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.8% Stronger figure23.9% 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.

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