Colton Hills Community School

Colton Hills Community School has maintained its good standing, demonstrating a welcoming and inclusive environment for students. Pupils appreciate the positive relationships with teachers, who are dedicated to their success and maintain high expectations. The school offers a broad curriculum that challenges students while promoting diversity and participation among its community members. Despite the positive aspects, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), where plans lack sufficient detail. Additionally, some students at the early stages of reading are not receiving timely support to help them catch up with their peers.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy an inclusive and welcoming environment.
• Positive relationships exist between staff and pupils.
• The school provides a rich cultural experience through various excursions and enrichment activities.
• An ambitious curriculum is in place that exceeds national expectations.
• High standards of teaching are maintained with effective assessment practices.
• Strong involvement of sixth-form students in school activities.
• A successful PSHE curriculum is implemented, addressing important health topics.

Areas for Improvement

• Plans for some pupils with SEND lack detail and personalization.
• Early stage readers do not receive adequate support to catch up.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Colton Hills Community School attended 91.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 14.2% of pupils at Colton Hills Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 9 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Colton Hills Community School had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.6% of pupils at Colton Hills Community School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Colton Hills Community School received £7,984 and spent £8,141 for each of its 1,163 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,817,000 (£1,562 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Colton Hills Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Colton Hills Community School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Colton Hills Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Colton Hills Community School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Colton Hills Community School have?

Colton Hills Community School has 1,163 pupils on roll.

What age range does Colton Hills Community School cover?

Colton Hills Community School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Colton Hills Community School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.5, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Colton Hills Community School?

Colton Hills Community School is at Jeremy Road, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5DG.