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Smestow Academy

Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU

Local ranking9th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton
Ofsted: Expected

Secondary

Phase

1010

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Smestow School (URN 140586) since 31 December 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 11 November 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
42.6 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
31.1% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
60.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
45.6% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size
90

A-Level Results

2024-25

C-

Avg A-Level Grade

26.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

9

A-Level Students

Applied General Avg Points
23.4
16-18 Cohort
36

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
552
Boys
267 (48%)
Girls
285 (52%)
Capacity
1010 (55% full)
SEND
12.7%
FSM Eligible
54.8%
EAL
42.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.3%
SEN Support
11.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
11.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
46.4
Budget per Pupil
£9,931/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
26.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 24.8%
  • Asian Indian: 19.9%
  • Black African: 11.0%
  • White Other: 7.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 6.8%
  • Other: 5.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.2%
  • Mixed Other: 4.6%

24.8%

White British

19.9%

Asian Indian

11.0%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149635
UKPRN
10091999
Establishment No.
4011
Trust
MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST

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