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Smestow School

Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU

Secondary

Phase

1010

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 December 2022 and continues as Smestow Academy (URN 149635) (opened 1 January 2023). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2022-23
Average Attainment 8
41.6 nat46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
35.0% nat45.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
56.0% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc
15.0% nat39.0%
EBacc APS
3.4 nat4.0
Cohort Size
134

Destinations

After GCSE 2022-23

Sustained education/employment
96.0%
Continued in education
89.0%
Apprenticeships
2.0%
Employment
5.0%
Not sustained
2.0%

After A-Levels 2022-23

Sustained education/employment
79.0%
Higher education
44.0%
Apprenticeships
6.0%
Employment
21.0%
Not sustained
19.0%

A-Level Results

2022-23

C-

Avg A-Level Grade

28.2

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.2

35.3

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 34.7

27

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
10.0% nat15.8%
Applied General Avg Points
27.3
16-18 Cohort
60

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils
675
Boys
332 (49%)
Girls
343 (51%)
Capacity
1010 (67% full)

Attendance & Absence

2021-22

*Data not available for 2022-23 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
11.2%
Persistent Absence
37.1%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2021-22
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  • White British: 33.2%
  • Asian Indian: 19.8%
  • White Other: 9.3%
  • Black African: 8.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 6.4%
  • Asian Pakistani: 6.2%
  • Asian Other: 4.4%
  • Black Caribbean: 3.2%

33.2%

White British

19.8%

Asian Indian

9.3%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Contact & Location

Windmill Crescent

Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
140586
UKPRN
10044817
Establishment No.
4117

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