Wolverley CofE Secondary School

Wolverley CofE Secondary School is navigating a significant transitional period with changes in leadership and staffing since its last inspection. Although the school has met safeguarding standards and is showing improvements in some areas, overall pupil achievement and attendance require attention. Many students, especially those who are high prior attaining, are not achieving to their full potential, particularly in subjects like numeracy. The school's curriculum delivery and teaching quality are inconsistent, and there are concerns regarding pupil behavior and engagement in lessons. Despite these challenges, most pupils successfully secure post-school placements in education or training.

Strengths

• The school meets safeguarding standards effectively.
• Leaders have a clear strategy to improve attendance, which has shown some progress.
• Pupils develop secure foundations in reading and writing.
• Pupils experience a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• Staff build positive relationships with families to support pupils' needs.
• Leaders effectively utilize pupil premium funding to support disadvantaged pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils do not consistently achieve as well as they could.
• Numeracy skills among pupils lack sufficient development.
• Attendance remains a concern, needing further improvement.
• The behaviour policy is not consistently applied, leading to variable pupil attitudes.
• Inconsistent teaching quality and lack of effective checks on pupil understanding.
• Implementation of strategies for supporting SEND pupils is not consistent.

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 Wolverley CofE Secondary School attended 90.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.2% 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, 5.4% of pupils at Wolverley CofE Secondary School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Wolverley CofE Secondary School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.2% 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, 13.1% of pupils at Wolverley CofE Secondary School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.8% 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 Wolverley CofE Secondary School received £8,141 and spent £8,133 for each of its 966 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £3,033,000 (-£3,140 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 Wolverley CofE Secondary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wolverley CofE Secondary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Wolverley CofE Secondary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wolverley CofE Secondary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Wolverley CofE Secondary School have?

Wolverley CofE Secondary School has 964 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wolverley CofE Secondary School cover?

Wolverley CofE Secondary School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Wolverley CofE Secondary School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.8, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Wolverley CofE Secondary School?

Wolverley CofE Secondary School is at Blakeshall Lane, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5XQ.