Smestow Academy
Academy converter in Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 589 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1010 |
| Free school meals | 59.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Wolverhampton |
| Address | Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.smestowacademy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01902539500 |
| URN | 149635 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 September 2022, published 27 November 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Smestow School, URN 140586).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy (secondary school, about 1.6 km)
- Highfields School (secondary school, about 1.8 km)
- Perton Middle School (secondary school, about 1.8 km)
- St Edmund's Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- St Regis Church of England Academy (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School (secondary school, about 2.2 km)
- The Royal School, Wolverhampton (all-through school, about 3.3 km)
- Colton Hills Community School (secondary school, about 4.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.