Smestow Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Unique reference
- 149635
- Address
- Windmill Crescent, WV3 8HU
- Website
- www.smestowacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 552 (59% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 42.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 23.2%
Indian 18.7%
Mixed 13.8%
African 10.3%
Other White 7.2%
Pakistani 6.3%
Unclassified 6.3%
Other 5.3%
Other Asian 3.6%
Caribbean 2.2%
Other Black 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.4
Local authority average 44.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 45 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 28 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 90 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 90 |
| French | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Smestow Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 71 34 37 |
| Year 8 | 110 56 54 |
| Year 9 | 125 60 65 |
| Year 10 | 114 55 59 |
| Year 11 | 96 50 46 |
| Year 12 | 20 6 14 |
| Year 13 | 16 6 10 |