Academy converter · Secondary
Wolverhampton · WV3 8HU · Wolverhampton
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Strong standardURN 142317
Highfields School
Academy converter · Wolverhampton · WV4 4NT
Ages 11–18 · 1,765 pupils · Wolverhampton
Ofsted
Strong standard
Attainment 8
50.0
Overall absence
7.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Strong standard
Inspection date
2026-02-03
- AchievementStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.30
−20+2
Attainment 850.0
English & maths grade 5+56%
English & maths grade 4+77%
EBacc entry7%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.3%
Unauthorised2.5%
- Authorised absence
- 5.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,421
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
1,765 pupils · 1,791 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,765
- Boys / girls
- 891 / 874
- School capacity
- 1,791
- Capacity fill
- 1,765 / 1,791 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- FSM pupils
- 479
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Cope
Location
- Address
- Boundary Way, Penn
- Postcode
- WV4 4NT
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- District
- Wolverhampton
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, 1,765 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.2%.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Cope
- Telephone
- 01902556530