Highfields School
Boundary Way, Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
1,765 pupils · 99% of 1,791 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 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 | 51.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 59.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 6.9% |
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?
Oversubscribed — 1.28 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 271 | 346 | 825 | 271 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 266 | 395 | 863 | 266 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 277 | 352 | 783 | 277 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 273 | 343 | 769 | 273 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 273 | 351 | 800 | 273 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 275 | 333 | 825 | 275 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 277 | 323 | 848 | 277 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 275 | 359 | 885 | 275 |
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
- Smestow Academy 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Colton Hills Community School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Edmund's Catholic Academy 2.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School 3.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Wombourne High School 3.6 km · Good (2022) · 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.