Penn Fields School

State-Funded School

penn-fields-school-wolverhampton-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WolverhamptonLocal Authority

Wolverhampton WestConstituency

WV4 4NTPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Penn Fields School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–19, located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 185 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.1

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

21%

Black

11%

Mixed

15%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

185

Total Pupils

66%Boys

34%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

61%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 185
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 May 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.