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Westcroft School

Special School Ages 5-19 207 pupils Wolverhampton
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Westcroft School is an academy special converter in Wolverhampton for pupils aged 5 to 19. It has 207 pupils on roll. In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Special School / Academy special converter
Age Range 5-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Greenacres Avenue
Underhill
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV10 8NZ
Phone 01902558350
Reference Number 142383

General Makeup

Number of pupils 207
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 72.46%
Girls: 27.54%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 71.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.2%

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 4 12
2 11 1 12
3 5 3 8
4 13 3 16
5 5 4 9
6 12 7 19
7 20 11 31
8 16 2 18
9 18 4 22
10 19 8 27
11 17 4 21
12 6 2 8
13 Unknown 4 4

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 59.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 7.2%
Indian 6.8%
White, Other 4.3%
African 4.3%
White & Asian 3.9%
Caribbean 2.4%
Asian, Other 2.4%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Pakistani 1.4%
Irish 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 20 Feb 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
20 Feb 2024 School inspection
11 Sep 2018 Short inspection
17 Jan 2016 Academy conversion letter
12 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Westcroft Sport and Vocational College
20 Oct 2009 Full inspection:
17 May 2007 Full inspection:
04 Jun 2001 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 0%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -13.6
Writing -12.2
Maths -13.7

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In 2024–25 pupils at Westcroft School attended 91.0% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 29.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 5.3%5.2%4.9%20.4%6.9%6.8%6.5%7.1%
Unauthorised absence 2.1%2.1%1.6%1.8%2.1%2.6%2.7%1.9%
Severely absent pupils 2.7%1.2%1.2%4.1%0.6%3.5%1.2%1.7%

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, 4.7% of pupils at Westcroft School were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 9.413.510.72.72.77.45.33.16.2
Permanent exclusions 000000010

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 Westcroft School had 6.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 3.83.73.83.53.63.53.33.32.92.8
Teachers who left state teaching 6.7%9.5%21.0%4.3%12.3%29.9%13.9%0.0%7.1%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 81.5%61.5%73.1%–46.2%64.3%50.0%63.3%65.6%–
Sick days per teacher 4.55.75.2–6.711.92.54.95.5–

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 Westcroft School had 207 pupils, 99.5% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: specific learning difficulty; moderate learning difficulty; severe learning difficulty; speech, language and communication needs; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

Pupils by main type of need

EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 66
Autistic spectrum disorder 40
Moderate learning difficulty 37
Severe learning difficulty 31
Physical disability 26
Specific learning difficulty 2
Down's syndrome 1
Hearing impairment 1
Other difficulty or disability 1
Social, emotional and mental health 1

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 special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Westcroft School received £24,386 and spent £23,259 for each of its 193 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,035,000 (£10,545 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Central Learning Partnership Trust, income was £11,097 and spending £11,085 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £200,000£297,000£633,000£1,134,000£1,439,000£1,696,000£2,035,000
per pupil £1,070£1,589£3,405£6,030£7,655£8,832£10,545
In-year balance -£207,000£188,000£279,000£133,000£102,000£357,000£218,000
per pupil -£1,106£1,006£1,501£707£542£1,858£1,127

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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Westcroft School is part of Central Learning Partnership Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Westcroft School have?

Westcroft School has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westcroft School cover?

Westcroft School for pupils aged 5 to 19.

What are Westcroft School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Westcroft School?

Westcroft School is at Greenacres Avenue, Underhill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 8NZ.

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