Coppice Performing Arts School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Wolverhampton
Ecclestone Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/10/2022
Application demand
70%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
23.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
989
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,009 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
70%
1st preference success rate
154 of 221 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
508
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 221 | 154 | ● 70% |
| 2nd preference | 172 | 14 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 71 | 6 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 44 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 508 | 174 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Wolverhampton lets families list 5 preferences. 258 applications came from outside the council area (67 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
- Georgetta Holloway
- Address
- Ecclestone Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
- Phone
- 01902558500
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Ward / constituency
- Wednesfield North · Wolverhampton North East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145114
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 44% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
989 pupils · 1,009 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
12 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 907 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
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 | 43.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.63 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
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 | 26.67 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13% | 17% |
| A-level students | 41 | — |
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 | 175 | 11% | 38% | 61% | |
| English Language | 175 | 10% | 45% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 10% | 48% | 68% | |
| Biology | 119 | 5% | 31% | 49% | |
| Physics | 119 | 7% | 29% | 48% | |
| Chemistry | 117 | 3% | 26% | 45% | |
| History | 61 | 16% | 52% | 64% | |
| Geography | 53 | 13% | 38% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 51 | 2% | 29% | 39% | |
| Art and Design | 39 | 10% | 46% | 77% | |
| French | 22 | 27% | 55% | 64% | |
| Drama | 21 | 5% | 48% | 76% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 17 | 18% | 18% | 41% | |
| Physics | 13 | 0% | 15% | 15% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Economics | 9 | 0% | 22% | 44% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 13% | 13% | 25% | |
| Sociology | 7 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Computer Science | 6 | 17% | 17% | 50% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Music | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14521: Coppice Performing Arts School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
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.