[1][2] Despite the name, Aldersley High School is not in Aldersley, but straddles the Wolverhampton / South Staffordshire border on the western edge of Pendeford, surrounded on two sides by countryside.Many pupils who attend the school come from the Dovecotes area of Wolverhampton, however recently more students are attending from as far as Fordhouses.

Previously a foundation school administered by Wolverhampton City Council,[3] Aldersley High School converted to academy status in January 2013 and is now sponsored by the Amethyst Academies Trust.

[4][5] However the school continues to coordinate with Wolverhampton City Council for admissions.

[6] Work started in 2013 to construct a new theatre and remodel existing buildings, in preparation for an increase in capacity from 700 to 1,050.

[11] Aldersley High School offers GCSEs and BTECs 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.