High Point Academy
Friar Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0JSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
High Point Academy is a special school in Wednesbury for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 133 schools in Sandwell. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 May 2024, report published 10 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 May 2024
High Point Academy is a nurturing and inclusive school. Pupils are happy, safe and well cared for. The school pays serious attention to meeting the needs of individual pupils. Consequently, pupils achieve well. The school caters for pupils with autism. Staff are highly skilled at understanding the barriers to learning for each individual pupil. All pupils have their own individual holistic pupil activity plan. These plans set out the tailored support and activities needed to help pupils overcome any barriers. Relationships between staff and pupils are respectful and caring. Staff understand how pupils' behaviours are a form of communication. Staff take time to understand and respond sensitively to individual pupils' behaviours. Behaviour across school is calm and orderly. Pupils are settled and content. Pupils embody the 'ACE' values of the school. These include ambition, challenge and encouraging independence. For example, pupils are given responsibilities, such as caring for the school dog, Farla. Furthermore, pupils have opportunities to follow their interests and talents. These include music and dance clubs as well as sports commentating. All of this means that the school is preparing pupils well for their futures.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the specific-subject knowledge leaders want pupils to learn is not defined or sequenced clearly. This slows pupils' learning and means they are not achieving as well as they could. The school should ensure that the essential knowledge is identified in all parts of the curriculum and sequenced clearly over time.
- For a very small number of pupils, who are at the early stages of reading, a progressive and systematic approach to teaching phonics is not in place. This means that pupils are not learning how to read fluently, or as quickly as they are capable of learning. The school should ensure that phonics is taught in a systematic way and that staff are given the necessary training to deliver this.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
9 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
115 pupils on roll, with places for 96
Schools near High Point Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Tree School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Bescot Hall | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| West Midlands Education and Skills | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Jane Lane School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Ryecroft School | 3 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Free schools special
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Tinsley
- Phone
- 01215940750
- Address
- Friar Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- URN
- 148400
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.