Smestow Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Wolverhampton
Smestow Academy is a secondary school in Wolverhampton for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Wolverhampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Pupils on roll
- 589 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 11 November 2025
Strengths
- “There have been significant improvements at the school since it opened as Smestow Academy in January 2023.”
- “Pupils and staff speak about the culture shift that has happened and why they feel happy to come to school.”
- “This has contributed to the improvement in pupils’ behaviour and attendance.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ speaking and writing skills still need some further development.”
- “Leaders are working to ensure that teaching is consistently effective and meets pupils' needs.”
- “However, this is not consistent across the school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 January 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 31% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 40 first-preference applications, 85 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2025, as Wolverhampton published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wolverhampton.
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy 1.0 mi Not judged
- Highfields School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Edmund's Catholic Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- St Regis Church of England Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School 1.4 mi Outstanding
- Colton Hills Community School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Aldersley High School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thomas Telford University Technical College 2.8 mi Not judged