Aldersley High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wolverhampton
Barnhurst Lane, Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
26.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,262
Capacity used
Has space85%
1,480 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
132 of 132 families who put it first got an offer
200
Places offered
330
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 132 | 132 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 64 | 30 | ● 47% |
| 3rd preference | 62 | 14 | ● 23% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 72 | 12 | ● 17% |
| Total | 330 | 188 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Wolverhampton lets families list 5 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stephen Blower
- Address
- Barnhurst Lane, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
- Phone
- 01902556868
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Ward / constituency
- Oxley · Wolverhampton West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139138
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AMETHYST ACADEMIES TRUST
1,262 pupils · 1,480 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,121 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.17 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 79.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 204 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.34 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 71 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 204 | 5% | 37% | 63% | |
| English Language | 204 | 16% | 47% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 203 | 13% | 47% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 138 | 3% | 14% | 33% | |
| History | 104 | 15% | 49% | 60% | |
| Geography | 97 | 14% | 42% | 54% | |
| French | 83 | 4% | 28% | 41% | |
| Spanish | 78 | 14% | 46% | 55% | |
| Biology | 64 | 23% | 80% | 98% | |
| Physics | 64 | 19% | 72% | 89% | |
| Chemistry | 64 | 19% | 75% | 94% | |
| Art and Design | 57 | 9% | 58% | 86% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 26 | 12% | 27% | 46% | |
| Psychology | 24 | 8% | 21% | 38% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 0% | 25% | 40% | |
| Physics | 17 | 0% | 0% | 12% | |
| Mathematics | 17 | 6% | 6% | 29% | |
| Law | 16 | 0% | 44% | 63% | |
| English Language and Literature | 15 | 0% | 20% | 67% | |
| Sociology | 14 | 0% | 14% | 64% | |
| History | 12 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Design and Technology (Engineering) | 12 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15952: Aldersley High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 57% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wolverhampton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.