[EduAtlas](https://eduatlas.org/) › [United Kingdom](https://eduatlas.org/hiring/gb) # 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](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies). - **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](http://www.hswv.co.uk/) - **Register number:** URN 142317 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142317)) - **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](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1p8oxycuye6-exam-invigilators) · Salary From £13.28 an hour · Closes 31 Dec · Part time · Administration 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 | Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths | | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 provisional | 50.0 | 55.9% | | 2024/25 | 51.7 | 59.1% | | 2023/24 | 50.0 | 56.0% | 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 | Date | Inspection | Outcome | | --- | --- | --- | | 3 February 2026 | Report card | Strong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met | | 19 October 2021 | Graded inspection | Good | | 10 October 2018 | Short inspection | Remained 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 | Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 | 108.8 | 16.2 | – | 0 | £53,904 | | 2024/25 | 108.1 | 16.5 | 8% | 1 | £52,089 | | 2023/24 | 99.2 | 17.5 | 4% | 0 | £49,544 | | 2022/23 | 102.5 | 16.5 | 9% | 0 | £45,494 | | 2020/21 | 98.4 | 16.3 | 10% | 0 | £42,027 | | 2019/20 | 95.1 | 16.7 | 7% | 0 | £41,765 | 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 | Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 | 5.8% | 2.0% | 13.9% | 1.3% | | 2024/25 | 6.4% | 1.8% | 17.3% | 1.6% | | 2023/24 | 7.1% | 2.2% | 20.0% | 2.0% | | 2022/23 | 7.2% | 1.6% | 20.8% | 1.4% | | 2021/22 | 7.0% | 1.1% | 20.0% | 0.9% | | 2020/21 | 3.3% | 0.7% | 7.3% | 0.3% | 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. Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere. 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