Wombourne High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Staffordshire
Ounsdale Road, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/03/2022
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
23.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
995
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,106 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
177 of 194 families who put it first got an offer
203
Places offered
346
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 194 | 177 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 82 | 19 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences | 25 | 5 | ● 20% |
| Total | 346 | 203 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 168 applications came from outside the council area (43 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nick Bradnick-Thompson
- Address
- Ounsdale Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
- Phone
- 01902504930
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Wombourne North · Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141343
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST
995 pupils · 1,106 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 March 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 939 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
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 | 44.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.93 | — | — |
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 | 42.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 51% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 155 | — |
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 | 31.99 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 50 | — |
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 | 155 | 8% | 43% | 64% | |
| English Language | 155 | 10% | 50% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 155 | 9% | 52% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 129 | 2% | 35% | 57% | |
| History | 93 | 4% | 30% | 42% | |
| Business | 83 | 10% | 34% | 47% | |
| Geography | 59 | 8% | 42% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 47 | 2% | 28% | 43% | |
| French | 33 | 15% | 67% | 82% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 4% | 23% | 46% | |
| Physical Education | 26 | 4% | 42% | 69% | |
| Biology | 25 | 8% | 52% | 76% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 20 | 10% | 20% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 0% | 20% | 50% | |
| History | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Psychology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 0% | 25% | 50% | |
| English Language and Literature | 7 | 14% | 14% | 29% | |
| Biology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Accounting and Finance | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Film Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12775: Wombourne High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 19% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
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 Staffordshire 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.