Perton Middle School
Community middle deemed secondary school in Wolverhampton (Staffordshire).
Attainment 8
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not published
English & maths 5+
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not published
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.6
▲ 3.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.3%
▼ 9pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
11.8%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
83%
399 / 480 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Feb 2023
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 17-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Staffordshire (local council)
- Type of school
- Community school
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Admissions authority
- Local council
- Federation
- South Staffordshire Learning Partnership
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 21 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Staffordshire has 452 schools on the register, including 9 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula. The council also provides some central services.
- Staff and buildings
- The local council employs the staff and owns the land and buildings.
- Admissions
- The local council is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy.
- Governance
- A governing body, usually with parent, staff, council and community governors, is responsible for running the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.