How many pupils does Wednesfield Academy have?

Wednesfield Academy has 1,020 pupils enrolled.

Who is the headteacher of Wednesfield Academy?

The headteacher of Wednesfield Academy is Joe Phillips.

What type of school is Wednesfield Academy?

Wednesfield Academy is a Academy sponsor led with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is Wednesfield Academy in?

Wednesfield Academy is in the Wolverhampton local authority area.

Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

Wednesfield Academy

Lichfield Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV11 3ES

Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 25 February 2025.

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1,020

Pupils

45.1%

Free school meals

1 January 2015

Opened

About this school

Wednesfield Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The school has 1,020 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 25 February 2025. The Headteacher is Joe Phillips. The school is administered by Wolverhampton local authority. It belongs to MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST. It opened in 1 January 2015.

School details

Headteacher: Joe Phillips
Trust: MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Gender: Mixed
URN: 141245

Contact

01902558222 postbox@wednesfieldacademy.co.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at Wednesfield Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Wolverhampton). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

44.9

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

−0.16

Progress 8 · 2023-24

42%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

61%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

4.18

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

55%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →