Coppice Performing Arts School
Ecclestone Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 2QEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Coppice Performing Arts School is a secondary school in Wolverhampton for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 122 schools in Wolverhampton. It ranks 11th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 12 October 2022, report published 1 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 October 2022
Coppice Performing Arts School is a welcoming and thriving school. The warm, friendly and respectful school culture greets you as soon as you arrive. Pupils are happy at this school. They get on very well with each other and respect those with different backgrounds and lifestyles. Pupils and staff enjoy extremely positive relationships. Pupils say that staff care about them and help them to do their best. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school. Leaders have the highest expectations for all their pupils. As a result, pupils work hard in lessons and enjoy their learning. They have very positive attitudes to learning, as they fully participate in lessons and are keen to succeed. Pupils behave exceptionally well in lessons and around the school site. They are polite and courteous to visitors and are keen to talk about their learning. Pupils know that staff will not tolerate inappropriate behaviour. If they are worried or experience any of the rare instances of bullying, they know they can speak to someone. Consequently, pupils say they feel safe in school. A very large number of pupils get involved in the school's extensive range of sporting, arts and other cultural opportunities.
What the school should improve
- The delivery of the planned curriculum in science is not always consistently as effective as other curriculum areas. As a result, pupils' assessment of prior knowledge is not as rigorous as it is in other subjects. Therefore, leaders should embed the high-quality teaching and learning practices seen in other subjects to ensure that all pupils can enjoy their learning and achieve success.
- Leaders have only recently implemented the teaching of phonics to support pupils in the early stages of reading. As a result, not all pupils at the early stages of reading are being supported as well as they could be to accelerate their progress. Leaders need to ensure that the teaching of phonics is embedded further so that these pupils can make more rapid progress in their reading and achieve fluency as soon as possible.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
175 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
41 students
Average A level grade C-, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
989 pupils on roll, with places for 1,009
Schools near Coppice Performing Arts School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Hayes Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 37.7 |
| Wednesfield Academy | 0.9 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 44.9 |
| Willenhall E-ACT Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 34.7 |
| Bloxwich Academy | 2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | Attainment 8: 32.9 |
| WV2 Education | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Georgetta Holloway
- Phone
- 01902558500
- Address
- Ecclestone Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- URN
- 145114
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.