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Coppice Performing Arts School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Ecclestone Road, Wolverhampton WV11 2QE · coppiceschool.net · 01902 558500
On the mapSearch near WV11 2QE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Wolverhampton 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 989
- 98% of 1,009 places
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.6%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 68% 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 | 175 | 234 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 221 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 214 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 229 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 205 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.8, and 33.7% 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 C- (26.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.16 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104390)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.4 | −4.1 |
| Further education | 47.5 | +0.6 |
| Other education | 1.1 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −5.1 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.9 | +4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +3.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 students | C- (26.7) | Well below average -0.76 | |
| 42 students | C- (27.4) | Well below average -0.72 | |
| 33 students | Dist+ (38.2) | Above average +0.43 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 36 | B- (35.6) | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | C- (28.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 45 | C+ (32) | — |
| 2018/19 | 18 | C- (28.1) | -0.28 |
| 2017/18 | 26 | C (30.2) | -0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 34 | C- (27.2) | 0.00 |
| 2015/16 | 42 | C- (25.3) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2021/22 | |
|---|---|
| University | 53.7 |
| Further education | 1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 9 |
| Employment | 20.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 |
Ofsted
Coppice Performing Arts School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104390), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met May 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 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104390)
Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104390)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (129 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 129
- 13% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (17%) with SEND