Aldersley High School

State-Funded School

aldersley-high-school-wolverhampton-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WolverhamptonLocal Authority

Wolverhampton WestConstituency

WV8 1RTPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Aldersley High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,262 pupils. Aldersley High School is part of Amethyst Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.03

Ethnicity

White

43%

Asian

24%

Black

17%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,262

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,262
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Amethyst Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 14 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Nov 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.