Wednesfield Academy

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Wednesfield Academy
Address
Wednesfield Academy
Lichfield Road

Wednesfield

Wolverhampton
,
West Midlands
,
WV11 3ES

England
Information
Former namesUniversity of Wolverhampton Wednesfield Academy

Wednesfield High Specialist Engineering Academy

Wednesfield High School, A Specialist Engineering College

Wednesfield High School

Wednesfield Grammar School
Type Academy
MottoChanging Lives, Shaping Futures
Establishedc. 1960
Local authority City of Wolverhampton Council
TrustMatrix Academy Trust
Department for Education URN 141245 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherJoe Phillips [1]
Gender Mixed [1]
Age11 [1] to 18 [1]
Enrolment1052 [1]
Capacity1050 [1]
HousesDudley, Kenilworth, Tamworth, Warwick
Colour(s)Black, Blue
Website wednesfieldacademy.com

Wednesfield Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in the Wednesfield area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

Previously a community school administered by Wolverhampton City Council, Wednesfield High School converted to academy status in January 2015 and was renamed Wednesfield High Specialist Engineering Academy. The school was sponsored by the University of Wolverhampton Multi Academy Trust from 2015 to 2023. [2] It is now a member of Walsall-based Matrix Academy Trust [3] however the school continues to coordinate with City of Wolverhampton Council for admissions. In September 2021, the academy was renamed University of Wolverhampton Wednesfield Academy and in January 2023, it was renamed Wednesfield Academy.

Wednesfield Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wednesfield High Academy - Get information about schools". Gov.UK. gov.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "UWMAT - Academies". University of Wolverhampton Multi Academy Trust.
  3. ↑ "Twitter - Matrix Academy Trust". Twitter. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

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