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Codsall Middle School

Middle deemed secondary · Wolverhampton · WV8 1PB

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 September 2019

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At a glance

516 pupils · 108% of 480 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
9–13
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
17.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.codsall-middle.staffs.sch.uk
URN
142980

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 11 September 2019, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2024

1.55 first-choice applications per place

20 places offered · 31 first-choice applications · heavily oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 5

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2024 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 13.043 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

121 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
63%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (Staffordshire 83%, England 59%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Staffordshire 1%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Staffordshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Staffordshire 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Staffordshire 0%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Staffordshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Staffordshire 3%, England 5%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.97 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Staffordshire: 18.40 suspensions and 0.31 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

54.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,308; 18.2% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,218
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (6%) · supplies and services 11% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£70,000; in-year balance +£231,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier49.4%62.3%
Social housing38%17.1%
Privately rented11.7%20.5%
Detached houses15.7%22.9%
Flats27.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029627 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£315,000313 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£243,000–£438,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (134)£450,000
Semi-detached (104)£275,000
Terraced (60)£240,000
Flat (15)£155,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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