Secondary · WV3 · Wolverhampton

Smestow Academy

Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU

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Inadequate

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedInadequate
Attendance86.6%
AttainmentProgress 8: +0.31
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils675

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Inadequate

Latest visit (Jan 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement and post-16 provision expected standard; attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing and leadership and governance strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WV3. Where we have them, council (Wolverhampton) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
675
Free school meals
42.1%
6.4% above district average (35.7%)

Also: Wolverhampton 43.4% · England 25.8%

SEN
12.7%
2.9% below district average (15.6%)

Also: Wolverhampton 17.8% · England 16.5%

EAL
42.2%
8.4% above district average (33.8%)
Attendance
86.6%
8.5% below district average (95.1%)

Also: Wolverhampton 92.9% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
37.4%
Progress 8
+0.31 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
42.6
Grade 5+ English & maths
31.1%
Grade 4+ English & maths
60%
Entered for EBacc
45.6%
EBacc average point score
3.78

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WV3 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2022/2386.6%
  • 2023/2489.6%
  • 2024/2592%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
1010
Pupils on roll
675

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Wolverhampton page.

SEN support

SEN %
12.7%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · VI
Need types
VI

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates