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11-Year-Old Girl Discovers Dead Body on Foggy School Field Before PE Class

An 11-year-old pupil at Smestow Academy in Wolverhampton was left deeply shaken after discovering a man’s body on the school’s playing field before her physical education lesson on Monday morning. Around 10 a.m., the young …

By Ryhs Tomlinson · Monday 19 January 2026 · 2 min read

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Midlands Secondary School Transforms from Worst to Strong Performer in Ofsted Inspection

A secondary school in the West Midlands, once ranked among the country’s worst, has achieved a remarkable turnaround. Smestow Academy in Wolverhampton, which was rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted as recently as 2023, has …

By Abbie Brown · Monday 19 January 2026 · 2 min read