Wolgarston High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stafford, ST19 5RX
- Distance
- 2.5km away
The Rural Enterprise Academy
Rodbaston Drive, Penkridge, ST19 5PH
Local ranking69th of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: InadequateUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
300
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 9 July 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 36.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 24.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 40.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 50
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 14.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 240
- Boys
- 118 (54%)
- Girls
- 99 (46%)
- Capacity
- 300 (72% full)
- SEND
- 35.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.0%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.7%
- SEN Support
- 29.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,017/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.8%
- White Irish: 0.4%
- White Other: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.4%
- Asian Indian: 0.4%
93.8%
White British
3.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
0.4%
White Irish
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Rodbaston Drive
Penkridge, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138351
- UKPRN
- 10038332
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST
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