Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Blakeshall Lane, Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ
964 pupils · 96% of 1,008 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 73.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.14 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 190 | 382 | 167 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 172 | 215 | 375 | 172 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 167 | 163 | 338 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 179 | 208 | 383 | 179 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 177 | 260 | 428 | 177 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 174 | 189 | 335 | 174 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 177 | 197 | 333 | 177 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 170 | 182 | 320 | 170 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Baxter College 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- King Charles I School 4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form 4.3 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- The Bewdley School 6.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ridgewood High School 7.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hagley Catholic High School 7.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.