Secondary school

St Matthias School

  • Community School
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Wolverhampton
  • WV1 2BH
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Dec 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,495 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 98%98%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 66%66% · 2017/182018/19: top 92%2021/22: top 69%2022/23: top 74%2023/24: top 74%2024/25: top 77%No exams

Against West Midlands

Attainment 840.6 · West Midlands 44.13/10 Below−6.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths32.4% · West Midlands 39.3%3/10 Below
EBacc point score3.65 · West Midlands 3.814/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.13 · West Midlands −0.105/10 Middle−6.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2016/17Not enough data · West Midlands 28.6Suppressed in 2016/17 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 37.6 · 89 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 39 · 87 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 43 · 89 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 36.8 · 115 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 44.6 · 155 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 41.2 · 175 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 40.9 · 190 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 40.6 · 188 pupils · West Midlands 44.1544.636.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 30% · 87 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 42% · 89 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 16% · 115 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 37% · 155 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 30% · 175 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 36.3% · 190 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 32.4% · 188 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%42%16%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: withheld2016/17: withheldNo exams

Not published 2017/18, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25Withheld 2015/16, 2016/17

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
112 of 112 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st112112
2nd6115
3rd458

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2014Inadequate
  5. 2015Ungraded visit
  6. 2016Good
  7. 2019Remains Good
  8. 2024All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026805
Free school meals (past 6 years)60.1%
First language not English27.2%
SEN support44.0%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)9.5%
Persistently absent pupils30.3%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

91% full · 885 places · 1 in sixth form (2016/17)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 32 responses (3.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school62.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school68.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved56.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 31.3% not applicable40.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year43.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 6.3% not applicable40% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?34.4% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 34.4% who said Yes above54.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child59.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school53.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing53.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school75% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school68.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development50% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent50% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher10.1
Pupils per adult7.4
  • Classroom teachers 71.4
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 22.1
  • Other support 19.1

Teachers 79.4 FTE · Whole workforce 120.7 · 126 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,004
Spend per pupil£12,003
Staff spend per pupil£8,585
Reserve per pupil£2,914
  • +£2,345,444revenue reserve
  • −£803,782in-year balance

Grants £11,029 · self-generated £103 · premises £73 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

190 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.8%
  • Education83.7%
  • Apprenticeship2.1%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained8.9%
  • Unknown5.3%