Aldersley High School

Aldersley High School continues to demonstrate a strong performance, maintaining its status as a good school. Most pupils are engaged and enjoy their learning experiences, with many taking advantage of enrichment opportunities. The school has an ambition-oriented curriculum designed from Years 7 to 13, effectively catering to the diverse needs of its students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Leaders prioritize the development of a reading culture and provide robust support for pupils falling behind. The overall atmosphere of the school is positive, with leaders actively encouraging student involvement in decision-making processes. Despite these strengths, there are identified areas for improvement, particularly around the consistency of support provided for pupils with SEND and behavior management during social times. While behavior in lessons has improved significantly, some pupils struggle to meet expectations outside the classroom, leading to an inconsistent atmosphere at times. Continuous efforts from leaders are underway to ensure that all pupils meet the set standards of behavior and learning support.

Strengths

• Strong subject knowledge demonstrated by teachers
• Ambitious curriculum designed for all year groups
• High levels of pupil engagement in enrichment activities
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Robust reading and vocabulary development initiatives
• Strong personal development opportunities for pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent adaptation of curriculum to meet needs of some pupils with SEND
• Inadequate behavior management by some pupils during social times

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 Aldersley High School attended 91.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.2% 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, 6.2% of pupils at Aldersley High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 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 Aldersley High School had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.0% 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, 12.8% of pupils at Aldersley High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 27 pupils.

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 2024–25 Aldersley High School received £8,784 and spent £8,513 for each of its 1,293 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £769,000 (£595 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Amethyst Academies Trust, income was £11,392 and spending £10,925 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Aldersley High School is part of Amethyst Academies Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Tettenhall Wood School Wolverhampton
• Moreton School Wolverhampton
• Penn Hall School Wolverhampton
• The Telford Park School Telford

What is Aldersley High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Aldersley High School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Aldersley High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Aldersley High School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Aldersley High School have?

Aldersley High School has 1,262 pupils on roll.

What age range does Aldersley High School cover?

Aldersley High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Aldersley High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.4, and 41% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Aldersley High School?

Aldersley High School is at Barnhurst Lane, Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 1RT.