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St Matthias School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community school
Deans Road, Wolverhampton WV1 2BH · st-matthias.com · 01902 556400
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Wolverhampton 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 805
- 91% of 885 places
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 64.6%
- First language not English
- 25.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 112 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 173 | 112 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 112 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 156 | 109 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 162 | 134 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 168 | 119 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.6, and 32.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wolverhampton it was 44.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲55.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.6 | −5.5 |
| Sixth form college | 2.1 | +1.5 |
| Further education | 66.8 | +1 |
| Other education | 2.1 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +3.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Matthias School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 32
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 69% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (34%) with SEND