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Colton Hills Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Jeremy Road, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton WV4 5DG · coltonhills.co.uk · 01902 558420
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Wolverhampton 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,163
- 19 over 1,144 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56.3%
- First language not English
- 59.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 117 families put the school first and 237 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 | 237 | 117 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 237 | 110 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 207 | 86 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 208 | 90 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 208 | 130 | 0.6 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.2, and 24.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wolverhampton it was 44.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.6 | +4.8 |
| Further education | 40 | −5.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 students | D+ (24.5) | Well below average -0.74 | |
| 48 students | D+ (24.5) | Well below average -0.74 | |
| 46 students | Merit+ (29) | Average -0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 44 | D (20.6) | -0.78 |
| 2022/23 | 40 | C- (27.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 52 | C (31) | — |
| 2018/19 | 60 | C- (26.3) | -0.28 |
| 2017/18 | 37 | D+ (23.2) | -0.67 |
| 2016/17 | 45 | C- (28.2) | -0.11 |
| 2015/16 | 79 | C- (26.4) | -0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59 | −12.8 |
| Further education | 1.7 | −2.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6 | +1 |
| Employment | 13.1 | +7.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.4 | +7.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Colton Hills Community School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 10
- 1% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied