Moreton School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Wolverhampton
Old Fallings Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/02/2020
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.9%
29.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,130
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,170 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
125 of 125 families who put it first got an offer
238
Places offered
300
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 125 | 125 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 68 | 27 | ● 40% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 7 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 62 | 7 | ● 11% |
| Total | 300 | 166 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Wolverhampton lets families list 5 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Scott Williams
- Address
- Old Fallings Lane, Bushbury, Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY
- Phone
- 01902558310
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Ward / constituency
- Fallings Park · Wolverhampton North East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144278
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 58% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AMETHYST ACADEMIES TRUST
1,130 pupils · 1,170 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
12 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
04 February 2020
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 · 1,071 pupils
Attendance
89.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
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 | 36.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.29 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 77.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.54 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
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 | 28.6 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 28 | — |
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 | 173 | 9% | 30% | 57% | |
| English Language | 173 | 10% | 38% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 171 | 14% | 40% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 131 | 2% | 20% | 36% | |
| History | 112 | 8% | 34% | 38% | |
| French | 72 | 3% | 25% | 36% | |
| Spanish | 64 | 0% | 20% | 33% | |
| Geography | 58 | 5% | 34% | 41% | |
| Biology | 42 | 10% | 52% | 74% | |
| Physics | 41 | 15% | 44% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 41 | 17% | 44% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 33 | 42% | 85% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Mathematics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Design and Technology (Engineering) | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 39% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 39% | — | — |
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) |
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.