Highfields School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
- Distance
- 3.6km away
Wombourne High School
Ounsdale Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
Local ranking43rd of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1106
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 152
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
31.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
50
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 88
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1002
- Boys
- 516 (52%)
- Girls
- 479 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1106 (90% full)
- SEND
- 16.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.7%
- EAL
- 0.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 15.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 57.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,193/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
- 8.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
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- White British: 93.1%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- White Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.4%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
93.1%
White British
1.4%
Asian Indian
1.2%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ounsdale Road
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 141343
- UKPRN
- 10047466
- Establishment No.
- 4010
- Trust
- INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST
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