Aldersley High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Unique reference
139138
Address
Barnhurst Lane, Codsall, WV8 1RT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1278 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
27.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.6%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 42.5%
Mixed 12.9%
African 9.8%
Indian 9.7%
Pakistani 5.4%
Other White 4.8%
Other Asian 4.7%
Caribbean 4.2%
Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.14
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.02
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 82%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 34%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.5
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.19
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award33
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award16
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE20
Art & DesignGCSE1
BiologyGCSE41
Business Studies:SingleGCSE31
ChemistryGCSE39
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE18
Design & TechnologyGCSE39
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Aldersley High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
204
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
154
2nd preference
88
3rd preference
78
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
150
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
17
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
210
109
101
Year 8
242
135
107
Year 9
206
106
100
Year 10
210
96
114
Year 11
210
113
97
Year 12
99
47
52
Year 13
101
50
51
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
86.4%
85.6%
Further education
30.0%
36.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
53.0%
48.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
2.0%
1.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
6.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
3.0%
1.7%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
72.0%
72.3%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
20.0%
25.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.3%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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