Smestow Academy - The School Companion

Smestow Academy

General Information

Address: Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU
Phone: 01902539500
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Ian Chamberlain
Age range: 11-18 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 589
School capacity: 1010
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 316
% eligible for free school meals: 59.1%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 26.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 6 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Inadequate 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

Attainment 8 score: 42.6
Data year: 2024/25

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

Ranked #12 of 20 Attainment 8 schools of this type in the area

#10Coppice Performing Arts School43.8
#11Aldersley High School43.5
#12Smestow Academy42.6
#13Ormiston SWB Academy42.0
#14St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall41.4

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

#1Wolverhampton Girls' High School75.4
#2Thomas Telford University Technical College53.7
#3Highfields School51.7
#4St Edmund's Catholic Academy50.2
#5The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton49.4
#6Heath Park49.3
#7Wednesfield Academy44.9
#8Moseley Park44.8
#9St Peter's Collegiate Academy44.8
#10Coppice Performing Arts School43.8
#11Aldersley High School43.5
#12Smestow Academy42.6
#13Ormiston SWB Academy42.0
#14St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall41.4
#15St Matthias School40.6
#16Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy40.4
#17Moreton School39.3
#18Colton Hills Community School39.2
#19St Regis Church of England Academy36.5
#20Ormiston NEW Academy35.7

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
Geography
French Language
History
Psychology (General)
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Physics (General)
Religious Studies
Art & Design
Media Studies
Italian
Urdu
Spanish
Punjabi
Turkish
Persian Language
Polish

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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Ranked #15 of 15 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#13St Thomas More Catholic School, WillenhallGood
#14The Khalsa Academy WolverhamptonGood
#15Smestow AcademyInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Moseley ParkOutstanding
#2Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolOutstanding
#3Aldersley High SchoolGood
#4Colton Hills Community SchoolGood
#5Coppice Performing Arts SchoolGood
#6Highfields SchoolGood
#7Moreton SchoolGood
#8Ormiston NEW AcademyGood
#9Ormiston SWB AcademyGood
#10Our Lady and St Chad Catholic AcademyGood
#11St Matthias SchoolGood
#12St Regis Church of England AcademyGood
#13St Thomas More Catholic School, WillenhallGood
#14The Khalsa Academy WolverhamptonGood
#15Smestow AcademyInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £9,931 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #2 of 20 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1St Matthias School£10,747
#2Smestow Academy£9,931
#3Highfields School£9,017
#4Ormiston NEW Academy£8,679

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1St Matthias School£10,747
#2Smestow Academy£9,931
#3Highfields School£9,017
#4Ormiston NEW Academy£8,679
#5Ormiston SWB Academy£8,415
#6Heath Park£8,271
#7St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall£8,257
#8St Regis Church of England Academy£8,238
#9Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy£8,177
#10Aldersley High School£8,130
#11Wednesfield Academy£7,988
#12Moreton School£7,952
#13The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton£7,770
#14Coppice Performing Arts School£7,675
#15St Edmund's Catholic Academy£7,540
#16Colton Hills Community School£7,521
#17St Peter's Collegiate Academy£7,512
#18Moseley Park£7,487
#19Thomas Telford University Technical College£7,320
#20Wolverhampton Girls' High School£6,473

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General Information

Behaviour

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered