Wednesfield Academy

Wednesfield Academy (formerly University of Wolverhampton Wednesfield Academy, Wednesfield High Specialist Engineering Academy and Wednesfield High School) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in the Wednesfield area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

Wednesfield Academy
Address
Lichfield Road

Wednesfield

Wolverhampton
,
West Midlands
,
WV11 3ES

England
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoChanging Lives, Shaping Futures
Local authorityWolverhampton City Council
TrustMatrix Academy Trust
Department for Education URN141245 Tables
OfstedReports
Acting HeadteacherJ Phillips[1]
GenderMixed[1]
Age11 to 18[1]
Enrolment994[1]
Capacity1050[1]
Colour(s)Black, Blue
Websitewednesfieldacademy.com

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 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.

References
  1. "Our Headteachers - Matrix Academy Trust". Matrix Academy Trust. matrixacademytrust. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. "UWMAT - Academies". University of Wolverhampton Multi Academy Trust.
  3. "Twitter - Matrix Academy Trust". Twitter. Retrieved 6 January 2023.



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