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State secondary schools in Wolverhampton

20 schools · West Midlands · 2024/25 Department for Education figures

Wolverhampton has 20 state secondaries, 19 of them with sixth forms, 1 grammar school among them. 74.8% of families got their first choice last year, worse than most of England. Results run from 22.4% to 97.2% passing English and maths, a spread of 75 points, with a middle school at 37.1%, below England's 45.4%.

Of those Ofsted has graded, 1 rated Outstanding, 12 Good, 1 Inadequate. 6 schools carry no overall grade at all — either inspected since Ofsted stopped issuing one in September 2024, or never inspected.

20 schools in Wolverhampton. Tap one, or see the full list.
22% 97% passed English & maths

Wolverhampton against England

State-funded schools, 2024/25

40%

Passed English & maths grade 5 or above

5.9% below England

England 45%

44.5

Attainment 8 average score

1.6 below England

England 46.1

24%

Persistently absent missed 10% of sessions

2.1% above England

England 21%

Getting a place

2026/27 secondary admissions round, across Wolverhampton

74.8%

Got their first choiceof those who applied

England 84%

90.8%

Got one of their threefirst, second or third

0%

Got no offer at allfrom any preference

10%

Appeals upheld44 of 428 heard

These are figures for Wolverhampton as a whole. A popular school can be much harder to get into than the average suggests, and the criteria that decide it are set by each school's own admission authority rather than centrally. How applying works

How much the choice matters here

Across Wolverhampton's 20 schools, the share passing English and maths runs from 22% to 97%. That is a spread of 75 percentage points, wider than most councils.

The typical council spans about 48 points. Where schools are close together the school a child gets matters less; where they are far apart it matters a great deal. The widest spreads are all selective areas, where grammar schools sit at one end and everything else at the other.

Wolverhampton schools, subject by subject

The share reaching grade 4 or above, among schools entering at least 20 pupils. Which pupils take a subject differs a lot between schools, so read this as what happened rather than as a ranking of teaching.

mathshistorygeographyenglish literatureenglish languagecombined sciencephysicschemistrybiologyartreligious studiesdesign technologycomputer sciencebusiness studiesspanishfrenchpsychologyphysical education
  1. 1 Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton · 180 entries 100%
  2. 2 Thomas Telford University Technical College Wolverhampton · 157 entries 87%
  3. 3 Highfields School Wolverhampton · 275 entries 85%
  4. 4 St Edmund's Catholic Academy Wolverhampton · 150 entries 75%
  5. 5 The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton Wolverhampton · 124 entries 73%
  6. 6 St Peter's Collegiate Academy Wolverhampton · 221 entries 71%
  7. 7 Heath Park Wolverhampton · 195 entries 70%
  8. 8 Wednesfield Academy Wolverhampton · 175 entries 69%
  9. 9 Smestow Academy Wolverhampton · 90 entries 68%
  10. 10 Moseley Park Bilston · 184 entries 66%
  11. 11 The Royal School, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton · 121 entries 66%
  12. 12 Ormiston SWB Academy Bilston · 192 entries 66%
  13. 13 Aldersley High School Wolverhampton · 204 entries 63%
  14. 14 Coppice Performing Arts School Wolverhampton · 175 entries 61%
  15. 15 Colton Hills Community School Wolverhampton · 159 entries 57%
  16. 16 St Matthias School Wolverhampton · 187 entries 57%
  17. 17 Moreton School Wolverhampton · 173 entries 57%
  18. 18 Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy Wolverhampton · 207 entries 54%
  19. 19 St Regis Church of England Academy Wolverhampton · 134 entries 52%
  20. 20 Ormiston NEW Academy Wolverhampton · 148 entries 49%
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Schools in neighbouring authorities are not in this list, because admissions run per authority. See bordering areas.

5 of 20 have no spare places. Sort the list, or narrow it first.

  • Aldersley High School Wolverhampton · Good.
    Eng & maths
    32%
    Attainment 8
    43.5
    Absence
    25%
  • Colton Hills Community School Wolverhampton · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    25%
    Attainment 8
    39.2
    Absence
    27%
  • Coppice Performing Arts School Wolverhampton · Good.
    Eng & maths
    34%
    Attainment 8
    43.8
    Absence
    24%
  • Heath Park Wolverhampton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    38%
    Attainment 8
    49.3
    Absence
    24%
  • Highfields School Wolverhampton · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    59%
    Attainment 8
    51.7
    Absence
    18%
  • Moreton School Wolverhampton · Good.
    Eng & maths
    27%
    Attainment 8
    39.3
    Absence
    28%
  • Moseley Park Bilston · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    38%
    Attainment 8
    44.8
    Absence
    23%
  • Ormiston NEW Academy Wolverhampton · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    31%
    Attainment 8
    35.7
    Absence
    25%
  • Ormiston SWB Academy Bilston · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    38%
    Attainment 8
    42
    Absence
    25%
  • Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy Wolverhampton · Good.
    Eng & maths
    24%
    Attainment 8
    40.4
    Absence
    16%
  • Smestow Academy Wolverhampton · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    31%
    Attainment 8
    42.6
    Absence
    24%
  • St Edmund's Catholic Academy Wolverhampton · Good.
    Eng & maths
    47%
    Attainment 8
    50.2
    Absence
    12%
  • St Matthias School Wolverhampton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    32%
    Attainment 8
    40.6
    Absence
    29%
  • St Peter's Collegiate Academy Wolverhampton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    37%
    Attainment 8
    44.8
    Absence
    18%
  • St Regis Church of England Academy Wolverhampton · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    22%
    Attainment 8
    36.5
    Absence
    19%
  • The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton Wolverhampton · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    52%
    Attainment 8
    49.4
    Absence
    17%
  • The Royal School, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    33%
    Attainment 8
    43.3
    Absence
    15%
  • Thomas Telford University Technical College Wolverhampton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    61%
    Attainment 8
    53.7
    Absence
    9%
  • Wednesfield Academy Wolverhampton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    42%
    Attainment 8
    44.9
    Absence
    26%
  • Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    97%
    Attainment 8
    75.4
    Absence
    7%

Pick up to 4 schools to see them side by side in the comparison tool, subject by subject.

Sixth form · Key stage 5·2024/25

A levels in Wolverhampton

19 of Wolverhampton's 19 sixth forms publish A level results. Ranked on the share reaching AAB or better in at least two of the subjects universities name, which is the measure the steepest entry requirements are written in.

Sixth form Grade AAB+

A level results only. A sixth form running mostly BTECs and other applied courses will show a dash here and can still be the right one — those are graded on their own scale, where a distinction and an A grade carry the same points and mean different things.

Bordering Wolverhampton

Near a boundary, schools on both sides are usually in reach. Whether a child can apply is set by each school's admission criteria, not by the border.

Dudley 19 schools · 41% passed English & mathsSandwell 22 schools · 34% passed English & mathsStaffordshire 56 schools · 40% passed English & mathsWalsall 19 schools · 39% passed English & maths

What these mean

Attainment 8
The average pupil's total score across eight GCSE-equivalent subjects, with English and maths counting double. It is scored out of 90. A score of 50 is roughly equivalent to achieving a grade 5 across eight subjects.
Grades 4 and 5
GCSEs are graded from 9 down to 1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and broadly corresponds to the old grade C; grade 5 is what the government calls a strong pass. Grade 7 is broadly equivalent to an old grade A.
Persistent absence
The share of pupils who miss at least 10% of their possible sessions during the school year. This includes both authorised and unauthorised absence, so illness and other authorised reasons are included. Persistent absence has remained substantially higher than its pre-pandemic level.
First preference
The share of families who were offered the school they ranked first on their application, on national offer day in March. This figure is calculated across the relevant schools or admissions authority, so a high overall figure does not necessarily mean that every individual school is easy to get into.
Spare places
The amount of available capacity a school has compared with the number of pupils on roll. This is different from oversubscription: spare places measure whether a school has capacity, whereas oversubscription describes demand for places exceeding the number available. A school with no spare places may be popular, but a small school can also be full without receiving a large number of applications.
Average A-level grade
The average grade achieved across students' A-level entries. This is different from measures such as the proportion achieving AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects, which are sometimes used to indicate higher attainment and university-entry performance.
Covers state-funded schools in England; independent schools are not included, and neither the list nor the subject figures above take account of them.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Key stage 4 performance and school characteristics: Department for Education, 2024/25. Inspection outcomes: Ofsted.