Codsall Community High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Staffordshire
Elliotts Lane, Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/03/2023
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
92.5%
20.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,046
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,098 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Maxfield
- Address
- Elliotts Lane, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ
- Phone
- 01902907560
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Codsall · Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 124400
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,046 pupils · 1,098 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
02 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 792 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.12 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 248 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.14 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 62 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 248 | 23% | 54% | 72% | |
| English Language | 248 | 18% | 54% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 248 | 22% | 57% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 160 | 8% | 32% | 53% | |
| History | 146 | 16% | 45% | 52% | |
| Physics | 88 | 23% | 70% | 82% | |
| Chemistry | 88 | 23% | 67% | 80% | |
| Biology | 87 | 24% | 72% | 89% | |
| Business | 82 | 13% | 50% | 67% | |
| Geography | 79 | 29% | 54% | 63% | |
| Design & Technology | 78 | 19% | 51% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 73 | 8% | 44% | 78% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 25 | 8% | 20% | 40% | |
| History | 24 | 0% | 4% | 29% | |
| Mathematics | 20 | 5% | 25% | 45% | |
| Biology | 16 | 6% | 25% | 44% | |
| Physics | 12 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 0% | 18% | 55% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Geography | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12759: Codsall Community High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 49% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 13% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.