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Highfields School

Highfields School is a secondary academy in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom with 1,765 pupils, part of Lykos Multi Academy Trust. Ofsted: Report card, 3 February 2026: strong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Exam Invigilators (closes 31 December).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.

Head
Simon Cope, Headteacher
Trust or group
Lykos Multi Academy Trust
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,765 pupils · 50% girls · 33.3% eligible for free school meals · 15.8% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
335 (19.0%) on SEN support · 54 (3.1%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Location
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT, United Kingdom
Telephone
01902556530
Website
hswv.co.uk
Register number
URN 142317 (register entry)
Ofsted
Report card, 3 February 2026: strong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met
Last graded Good (graded 19 October 2021)

Vacancies (1)

Exam Invigilators

Salary From £13.28 an hourCloses 31 Dec

Part timeAdministration and business

We wish to appoint individuals to support the supervision of school examinations. We would particularly welcome applications from those who are confident invigilating in smaller…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional50.055.9%
2024/2551.759.1%
2023/2450.056.0%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Inspections

Report card (3 February 2026)

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and well-being
Expected standard
Post-16
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met
DateInspectionOutcome
3 February 2026Report cardStrong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met
19 October 2021Graded inspectionGood
10 October 2018Short inspectionRemained Good

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/26108.816.2–0£53,904
2024/25108.116.58%1£52,089
2023/2499.217.54%0£49,544
2022/23102.516.59%0£45,494
2020/2198.416.310%0£42,027
2019/2095.116.77%0£41,765
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2018/1990.017.46%0£41,948
2017/1889.417.111%0£40,648
2016/1793.516.215%0£38,986

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/265.8%2.0%13.9%1.3%
2024/256.4%1.8%17.3%1.6%
2023/247.1%2.2%20.0%2.0%
2022/237.2%1.6%20.8%1.4%
2021/227.0%1.1%20.0%0.9%
2020/213.3%0.7%7.3%0.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/194.2%1.0%7.9%0.9%
2017/184.0%0.7%7.5%0.3%
2016/174.1%0.6%8.7%0.2%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Human Resources Assistant, Teacher of Maths. Last advertised October 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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