Smestow Academy

About Smestow Academy

Smestow Academy sits within Wolverhampton’s secondary school landscape as a mixed, non-denominational state school for pupils aged 11 to 18. Among the 21 same-type schools in the local authority, it ranks 5th by Progress 8 score, placing it in the top quarter locally. The three highest-scoring peers in the area are Heath Park, The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton, and Wolverhampton Girls’ High School, the latter of which is also the nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted, at 2.2 km away. Smestow’s most recent graded inspection, in September 2022, judged the school Inadequate overall, with behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management both rated Inadequate. This was a downgrade from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2019. On a more positive note, personal development was rated Good, and the quality of education and sixth-form provision were both judged Requires Improvement. The school has capacity for 1,010 pupils but currently enrols 552, and 53.9 per cent of students are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average.

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