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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award45
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award28
Health StudiesTechnical Award35
Sports StudiesTechnical Award25
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE18
BiologyGCSE23
ChemistryGCSE23
English LanguageGCSE90
English LiteratureGCSE90
FrenchGCSE34
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Smestow Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
148
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
35
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
9
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.1
Year 2024-2025

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
Year 2024-2025

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