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The Wilnecote School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Tinkers Green Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth B77 5LF · thewilnecoteschool.com · 01827 831300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 961
- 1 over 960 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.1%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 174 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 | 174 | 164 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 196 | 191 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 210 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 184 | 176 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 193 | 178 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.7, and 23.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 20.1 | −6.2 |
| Sixth form college | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 59.8 | +5.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | +1 |
| Employment | 3 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −1 |
Ofsted
The Wilnecote School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
0% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 0%
- Replies
- 11
- 1% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 100% who had a child bullied