Wednesfield Academy

State-Funded School

wednesfield-academy-wolverhampton-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WolverhamptonLocal Authority

Wolverhampton North EastConstituency

WV11 3ESPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Wednesfield Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

It currently serves 1,025 pupils. Wednesfield Academy is part of MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.18

Ethnicity

White

53%

Asian

24%

Black

11%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,025

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,025
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
16 Jan 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
8 Jan 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.