St Matthias School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Dec 3 2024 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
- 843 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 27.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 58.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 44.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 6% |
| African | 9.5% |
| Indian | 12.3% |
| Mixed | 16.2% |
| White British | 43.2% |
| Unclassified | 4.4% |
| Caribbean | 3.3% |
| Pakistani | 2% |
| Other Asian | 1.7% |
| Other | 0.7% |
| Other Black | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 56% |
| Local authority average | 29% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 32% |
| Local authority average | 40% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 40.6 |
| Local authority average | 44.5 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.65 |
| Local authority average | 3.73 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 80 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 186 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 179 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Matthias School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 61
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 81 76 |
| Year 8 | 169 94 75 |
| Year 9 | 169 77 92 |
| Year 10 | 160 82 78 |
| Year 11 | 188 95 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 38.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 45.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.9% 3.0% |