St Matthias School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 27 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Unique reference
- 104387
- Address
- Deans Road, WV1 2BH
- Website
- st-matthias.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 878 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 29.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.9%
White British 42%
Mixed 15.1%
Indian 13%
African 8.7%
Other White 8%
Caribbean 4.2%
Unclassified 3.1%
Pakistani 2.2%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 58 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 169 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
| Geography | GCSE | 72 |
Admissions
St Matthias School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 168 94 74 |
| Year 8 | 171 79 92 |
| Year 9 | 159 81 78 |
| Year 10 | 190 97 93 |
| Year 11 | 190 99 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 87.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 36.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 48.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.5% 1.0% |