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St Matthias School

Wolverhampton, WV1 2BHSecondaryAges 11–19MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good
Dec 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.7×
First choices did not exceed offers made
112 1st-choice / 173 offers made
Ranking
#1,853
of 3,141 nationally

About St Matthias School

St Matthias School is a state-funded secondary school in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 19 for boys and girls. DfE data records 805 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 885.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (3 Dec 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 40.6 for 2024/25. admissions data records 112 first-preference applications and 173 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 19 years
GenderMixed
AddressDeans Road, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH
HeadteacherMr Dean Coombes
Local AuthorityWolverhampton
Number of Pupils805
Free School Meals (FSM)64.6%
School Capacity805 / 885 (91% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Dec 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 22 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Source: st-matthias.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Matthias School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.