St Matthias School is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Wolverhampton for children and young people aged 11 to 19. Its specialist base has 20 places for hearing impairment.
- Ages 11–19
- 805 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 20 places, 6 pupils
- Pupils
- 805
- Headteacher
- Mr Dean Coombes (Headteacher)
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- School reference (URN)
- 104387
Needs its base supports
1 need: hearing
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Sensory and physical
- Hearing impairment Other schools for this in Wolverhampton (4)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Wolverhampton council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, December 2024; school remains Good (November 2019)
Inspected in December 2024. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, November 2019).
Contact and getting there
Deans Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Green Park School Special school · Ages 3–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.7 miles
- Bilston Nursery School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–5 · Ofsted report card (2026) 1.4 miles
- Bow Street School Independent · Ages 13–16 · Ofsted: Good 1.4 miles
All SEND schools in Wolverhampton
By need in Wolverhampton: Speech and language (13) · Autism (11) · SEMH (8) · Severe learning (8) · Moderate learning (7) · Hearing (5) · Physical (5) · Vision (4) · PMLD (3) · Dyslexia and SpLD (3) · Multi-sensory (2)
Questions about St Matthias School
How do I get a place in St Matthias School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does St Matthias School support?
Hearing impairment. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does St Matthias School take?
Aged 11 to 19, boys and girls.
What is St Matthias School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is St Matthias School?
Deans Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH, in Wolverhampton.
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