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Schools in Wolverhampton · DfE, Ofsted

Wolverhampton’s state schools outscore 62% of towns in England

In reading, writing and maths together, 65% of Wolverhampton’s eleven-year-olds met the expected standard, above both West Midlands’ towns (61%) and towns in England (62%). 98 state-funded schools are located in Wolverhampton’s built-up area. Wolverhampton grades B for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #9 of 35 in West Midlands. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

65%meet the KS2 standard 46.4Attainment 8 #9of 35 in West Midlands

State schools

66 primary, 16 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

65%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

46.4

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

44%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Wolverhampton’s schools

38 of 81mainstream schools have as many pupils as places, or more 1grammar school in Wolverhampton, selecting by the 11-plus 82%meet the KS2 standard at Whitgreave, with 65% on free school meals

Popular schools are full

38 of 81 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as their official capacity, including Colton Hills Community, Our Lady and St Chad, St Edmund's, St Peter's Collegiate, The Royal School, Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton Girls' High among the secondaries. A full school gives places by its admissions rules, usually by distance after siblings. Getting a place ↓

A grammar school in town

Wolverhampton Girls' High School admits pupils by a test at 11. Their results count in Wolverhampton’s School Grade, as they are state schools many local children attend. After 16 ↓

Whitgreave beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Whitgreave Primary School, 65% of pupils are on free school meals and 82% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 50%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Wolverhampton grades B for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (65% meet the standard)Better than 68% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (46.4 and 44%)Better than 51% of towns in England

Each of Wolverhampton’s 63 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Wolverhampton’s 16 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolWolverhampton’s average school

The primary figure: 63 primaries in the town, 9,684 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 16 secondaries in the town, 2,895 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 12% at St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School to 70% at Bushbury Hill Primary School. Against schools with the same intake, Whitgreave Primary School does best: 82% with 65% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 50%. 49 of 62 primaries and 14 of 16 secondaries are above the line.

Show as a table

School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
Whitgreave Primary SchoolKS2 %	65%	82%	50%	+32
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary AcademyKS2 %	50%	82%	55%	+27
St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	66%	77%	50%	+27
Spring Vale Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	83%	56%	+27
Parkfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	51%	81%	54%	+27
Oak Meadow Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	85%	58%	+27
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	12%	91%	65%	+26
St Jude's Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	47%	79%	55%	+24
Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolAttainment 8	16%	75	52	+23
Edward the Elder Primary SchoolKS2 %	50%	77%	55%	+22
Dovecotes Primary SchoolKS2 %	59%	72%	52%	+20
Bushbury Lane AcademyKS2 %	56%	72%	53%	+19
Nishkam Primary School WolverhamptonKS2 %	35%	77%	59%	+18
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	57%	70%	53%	+17
Lanesfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	49%	72%	55%	+17
West Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	58%	69%	52%	+17
Manor Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	76%	59%	+17
Merridale Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	72%	56%	+16
St Anthony's Catholic Primary AcademyKS2 %	26%	77%	61%	+16
Stow Heath Primary SchoolKS2 %	49%	68%	55%	+13
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	69%	56%	+13
Trinity CofE Primary AcademyKS2 %	55%	66%	53%	+13
Berrybrook Primary SchoolKS2 %	64%	63%	51%	+12
St Mary's Catholic Primary AcademyKS2 %	39%	70%	58%	+12
D'Eyncourt Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	72%	60%	+12
Elston Hall Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	70%	58%	+12
Smestow AcademyAttainment 8	59%	49	37	+12
St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyKS2 %	51%	66%	55%	+11
Heath ParkAttainment 8	52%	51	40	+11
Woodthorne Primary SchoolKS2 %	25%	73%	62%	+11
Goldthorn Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	68%	57%	+11
Long Knowle Primary SchoolKS2 %	46%	66%	56%	+10
St Edmund's Catholic AcademyAttainment 8	47%	51	41	+10
Dunstall Hill Primary SchoolKS2 %	62%	61%	51%	+10
St Teresa's Catholic Primary AcademyKS2 %	53%	63%	54%	+9
Fallings Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	63%	60%	51%	+9
Bantock Primary SchoolKS2 %	59%	59%	52%	+7
Christ Church (Church of England) Junior SchoolKS2 %	28%	67%	61%	+6
Hill Avenue AcademyKS2 %	44%	62%	56%	+6
St Michael's CofE Primary AcademyKS2 %	30%	66%	60%	+6
Eastfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	62%	57%	51%	+6
Claregate Primary SchoolKS2 %	38%	63%	58%	+5
Perry Hall Primary SchoolKS2 %	34%	64%	59%	+5
Wednesfield AcademyAttainment 8	46%	47	42	+5
Aldersley High SchoolAttainment 8	48%	45	41	+4
Woodfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	64%	60%	+4
Highfields SchoolAttainment 8	34%	50	46	+4
Coppice Performing Arts SchoolAttainment 8	44%	47	43	+4
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & NurseryKS2 %	39%	62%	58%	+4
Palmers Cross Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	64%	60%	+4
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and NurseryKS2 %	34%	63%	59%	+4
St Peter's Collegiate AcademyAttainment 8	38%	48	44	+4
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic AcademyAttainment 8	58%	41	38	+4
Colton Hills Community SchoolAttainment 8	56%	41	38	+2
St Matthias SchoolAttainment 8	65%	37	35	+2
Wodensfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	59%	57%	+2
East Park AcademyKS2 %	51%	56%	54%	+2
The Royal School, WolverhamptonKS2 %	33%	61%	59%	+2
Castlecroft Primary SchoolKS2 %	29%	62%	60%	+2
Ormiston NEW AcademyAttainment 8	61%	38	37	+1
Wood End Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	60%	59%	+1
SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary AcademyKS2 %	48%	56%	55%	+1
Moreton SchoolAttainment 8	58%	38	37	+1
The Royal School, WolverhamptonAttainment 8	33%	46	46	−0
Woden Primary SchoolKS2 %	56%	52%	53%	−1
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary AcademyKS2 %	51%	53%	54%	−1
Springdale Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	56%	58%	−2
St Regis Church of England AcademyAttainment 8	59%	34	37	−3
Grove Primary AcademyKS2 %	59%	48%	52%	−4
Bushbury Hill Primary SchoolKS2 %	70%	45%	49%	−4
Graiseley Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	51%	56%	−5
Northwood Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	51%	49%	54%	−5
Warstones Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	51%	57%	−6
Rakegate Primary SchoolKS2 %	54%	44%	54%	−10
Bhylls Acre Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	53%	63%	−10
St Thomas' Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	33%	49%	59%	−10
St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	42%	57%	−15
St Alban's Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	33%	44%	59%	−15

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Council handles applications for every state school in Wolverhampton, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 26 of Wolverhampton’s 81 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 38 schools are at or over it.

St Edmund's131%

Wolverhampton Girls' High127%

Perry Hall incl. nursery120%

St Patrick's incl. nursery118%

St Stephen's incl. nursery117%

St Jude's incl. nursery117%

Our Lady and St Chad116%

Merridale incl. nursery114%

Stow Heath incl. nursery113%

Christ Church (Church of England) Infant incl. nursery113%

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Graiseley incl. nursery113%

St Mary's incl. nursery112%

St Andrew's incl. nursery112%

Trinity incl. nursery111%

Holy Rosary111%

Elston Hall incl. nursery111%

Spring Vale incl. nursery110%

Dunstall Hill incl. nursery109%

SS Mary and John's incl. nursery109%

Wodensfield incl. nursery109%

Fallings Park incl. nursery109%

Bushbury Lane incl. nursery109%

SS Peter and Paul incl. nursery107%

St Michael's107%

Woden incl. nursery107%

St Anthony's incl. nursery106%

Grove incl. nursery105%

Manor incl. nursery104%

Goldthorn Park incl. nursery104%

East Park incl. nursery103%

Whitgreave incl. nursery103%

The Royal School, Wolverhampton102%

St Paul's incl. nursery102%

Colton Hills Community102%

Woodfield incl. nursery101%

Bantock incl. nursery101%

St Peter's Collegiate100%

Warstones incl. nursery100%

Nishkam School Wolverhampton100%

St Luke's incl. nursery99%

Highfields99%

Oak Meadow98%

Coppice Performing Arts98%

Wednesfield98%

St Bartholomew's incl. nursery97%

Rakegate incl. nursery97%

Northwood Park97%

Moreton97%

Palmers Cross incl. nursery97%

D'Eyncourt incl. nursery96%

Christ Church (Church of England) Junior95%

Eastfield95%

Heath Park95%

Lanesfield incl. nursery94%

Woodthorne incl. nursery94%

Dovecotes incl. nursery93%

Claregate incl. nursery93%

Corpus Christi incl. nursery93%

West Park incl. nursery91%

Bushbury Hill incl. nursery91%

St Matthias91%

Parkfield91%

St Alban's incl. nursery91%

Ormiston NEW90%

Berrybrook incl. nursery90%

St Michael's incl. nursery90%

Bhylls Acre incl. nursery90%

Hill Avenue incl. nursery87%

Edward the Elder incl. nursery87%

St Thomas' incl. nursery85%

Aldersley High85%

Wood End incl. nursery84%

Long Knowle incl. nursery81%

Castlecroft incl. nursery81%

Westacre Infant incl. nursery78%

Springdale incl. nursery78%

St Regis73%

St Teresa's72%

Smestow58%

Wednesfield Technology incl. nursery22%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

98 state schools in Wolverhampton

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Wolverhampton’s schoolsA 19B 32C 18D 920 without a letter

Primary schools65 · best KS2 results first

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

A⁺

91% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

423 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Oak Meadow Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

A⁺

85% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

412 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Spring Vale Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁺

83% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

464 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Whitgreave Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

82% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

442 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

82% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

225 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

Parkfield Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy

81% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

191 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Church of England

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

490 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school · Sikh

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

418 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

333 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

246 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Edward the Elder Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

228 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Manor Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

658 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2022

Woodthorne Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

396 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

D'Eyncourt Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

302 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Lanesfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

283 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Dovecotes Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

277 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Merridale Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

240 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Bushbury Lane Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

228 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Elston Hall Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

683 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

472 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

469 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

477 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

West Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

278 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Stow Heath Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

475 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

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Goldthorn Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

436 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

244 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Trinity CofE Primary Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Church of England

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

700 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

248 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Michael's CofE Primary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Church of England

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

224 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Long Knowle Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

212 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Uplands Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2023

Woodfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

637 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Perry Hall Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

502 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Palmers Cross Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

223 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Claregate Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

390 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

219 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Berrybrook Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

214 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

152 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Hill Avenue Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

346 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Castlecroft Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

228 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

225 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Dunstall Hill Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

458 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Fallings Park Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

685 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Wood End Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

221 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Wodensfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

457 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Bantock Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

434 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Eastfield Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

400 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

East Park Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

671 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Springdale Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

406 pupils

SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

229 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Bhylls Acre Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

195 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Woden Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

448 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Warstones Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

465 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Graiseley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

230 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Northwood Park Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

609 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

205 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Grove Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

441 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Bushbury Hill Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

243 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Rakegate Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

472 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

191 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

222 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Westacre Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Academy

No letter

257 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

No letter

203 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Wednesfield Technology Primary

Primary · ages 3–11 · Free school

No letter

100 pupils

All-through schools1 · primary and secondary in one

The Royal School, Wolverhampton

All-through · ages 4–19 · Free school

B⁻

45.7 Attainment 8 · 46% grade 5+ E&M

1,488 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Secondary schools16 · best GCSE results first

Wolverhampton Girls' High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · grammar, girls

A⁺

75.1 Attainment 8 · 98% grade 5+ E&M

1,211 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Highfields School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

B⁺

50 Attainment 8 · 56% grade 5+ E&M

1,765 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Heath Park

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

B⁺

51.1 Attainment 8 · 51% grade 5+ E&M

1,153 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Edmund's Catholic Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁺

51.2 Attainment 8 · 51% grade 5+ E&M

1,171 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Smestow Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

48.6 Attainment 8 · 48% grade 5+ E&M

589 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

St Peter's Collegiate Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Church of England

48.2 Attainment 8 · 46% grade 5+ E&M

1,329 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Wednesfield Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

46.5 Attainment 8 · 49% grade 5+ E&M

1,025 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Coppice Performing Arts School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

B⁻

46.7 Attainment 8 · 44% grade 5+ E&M

989 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Aldersley High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

C⁺

45.4 Attainment 8 · 41% grade 5+ E&M

1,262 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Colton Hills Community School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community

40.5 Attainment 8 · 40% grade 5+ E&M

1,163 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

41.1 Attainment 8 · 25% grade 5+ E&M

1,222 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Moreton School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

37.9 Attainment 8 · 30% grade 5+ E&M

1,130 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Ormiston NEW Academy

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy

37.8 Attainment 8 · 27% grade 5+ E&M

1,094 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Matthias School

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Community

36.9 Attainment 8 · 24% grade 5+ E&M

805 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Regis Church of England Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Church of England

D⁻

34 Attainment 8 · 20% grade 5+ E&M

798 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Thomas Telford University Technical College

Secondary · ages 11–19 · University technical college

No letter

53.5 Attainment 8 · 62% grade 5+ E&M

993 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Special schools, nurseries and colleges16 · no letter: their results don’t compare

Westcroft School

Special school · ages 5–19 · Academy

No letter

207 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Penn Fields School

Special school · ages 5–19 · Community

No letter

2.6 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

185 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Tettenhall Wood School

Special school · ages 4–19 · Academy

No letter

0.6 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

172 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Penn Hall School

Special school · ages 3–19 · Academy

No letter

150 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

Low Hill Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

136 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Pine Green Academy

Special school · ages 7–16 · Academy

No letter

3.9 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

119 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Eastfield Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

116 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Bushbury Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

103 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Windsor Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

93 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Broadmeadow Special School

Special school · ages 3–11 · Academy

No letter

73 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Ashmore Park Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

65 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

The Kairos Academy (KS4)

Alternative provision · ages 14–16 · Academy

No letter

48 pupilsOfsted: Inadequate 2023

Phoenix Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

41 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

The Vireo Academy

Alternative provision · ages 5–16 · Academy

No letter

31 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Evergreen Academy

Alternative provision · ages 4–11 · Academy

No letter

23 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

The Kairos Academy (KS3)

Alternative provision · ages 11–13 · Academy

No letter

19 pupils

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 6Good 22Report card 15Requires improvement 1Inadequate 1Ungraded inspection only 50No published grade 3

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 15 of Wolverhampton’s 98 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
Goldthorn Park Primary SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Bushbury Hill Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	—
Ormiston NEW AcademyApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Expected standard
Bhylls Acre Primary SchoolApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Oak Meadow Primary SchoolApril 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
St Jude's Church of England Primary AcademyMarch 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—
St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	—
Highfields SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard
Claregate Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	—
Spring Vale Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—
St Regis Church of England AcademyJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Needs attention
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary AcademyDecember 2025	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—
Parkfield Primary SchoolDecember 2025	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Penn Hall SchoolNovember 2025	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Expected standard
Smestow AcademyNovember 2025	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Expected standard

Who runs them

24 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy TrustOur Lady and St Chad, St Edmund's, St Mary's, St Anthony's, St Patrick's, SS Mary and John's, Holy Rosary, SS Peter and Paul, St Michael's, Corpus Christi, St Teresa's	11	4,691	DB⁺B⁺ABCAB⁻B⁻C⁻B⁻
Lykos Multi Academy TrustHighfields, Warstones, Spring Vale, Springdale, Westacre Infant, Uplands Junior	6	3,357	B⁺C⁻A⁺CB
Central Learning Partnership TrustHeath Park, Coppice Performing Arts, Woden, D'Eyncourt, Westcroft, Broadmeadow Special	6	3,172	B⁺B⁻C⁻A⁻
Manor Multi Academy TrustEast Park, Manor, Hill Avenue, St Thomas', St Alban's	5	2,071	CAB⁻C⁻D
Amethyst Academies TrustAldersley High, Moreton, Tettenhall Wood, Penn Hall	4	2,714	C⁺D
Wulfruna PartnershipFallings Park, Bantock, Dovecotes, Merridale	4	1,636	C⁺C⁺A⁻A⁻
Perry Hall Multi-Academy TrustPerry Hall, Dunstall Hill, Woodthorne, Berrybrook	4	1,570	B⁻B⁻A⁻B⁻
Elston Hall Learning TrustElston Hall, Goldthorn Park, Edward the Elder, Palmers Cross	4	1,570	B⁺B⁺AB⁻
Ignite Learning PartnershipSt Andrew's, St Stephen's, Bhylls Acre, Parkfield	4	1,113	B⁺AC⁻A
Three Spires TrustSt Peter's Collegiate, St Regis, St Michael's	3	2,351	BD⁻B
St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy TrustWoodfield, St Bartholomew's, Oak Meadow	3	1,472	B⁻A⁺A⁺
Youth Engagement Schools TrustThe Kairos Academy (KS4), The Vireo, The Kairos Academy (KS3)	3	98	—
Matrix Academy TrustWednesfield, Smestow	2	1,614	BB
St Chad's Academies TrustTrinity, St Jude's	2	1,190	BA
Shaw Education TrustPine Green, Evergreen	2	142	—
Royal School, WolverhamptonThe Royal School, Wolverhampton	1	1,488	B⁻
Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWolverhampton Girls' High	1	1,211	A⁺
Ormiston Academies TrustOrmiston NEW	1	1,094	D
Thomas Telford Multi Academy TrustThomas Telford University Technical College	1	993	—
Shine AcademiesNorthwood Park	1	609	C⁻
St Martin's Multi Academy TrustGrove	1	441	C⁻
Nishkam Schools Multi Academy TrustNishkam School Wolverhampton	1	418	A
Reach2 Academy TrustBushbury Lane	1	228	A⁻
Shireland Collegiate Academy TrustWednesfield Technology	1	100	—
Wolverhampton CouncilColton Hills Community, St Matthias, St Luke's, Stow Heath, Rakegate, Wodensfield, Whitgreave, Eastfield, Claregate, Lanesfield, West Park, Christ Church (Church of England) Junior, Bushbury Hill, Graiseley, Castlecroft, St Paul's, Wood End, Long Knowle, Christ Church (Church of England) Infant, Penn Fields, Low Hill Nursery, Eastfield Nursery, Bushbury Nursery, Windsor Nursery, Ashmore Park Nursery, Phoenix Nursery	26	8,184	CDB⁺B⁺DC⁺ACB⁻A⁻B⁺BDC⁻B⁻DC⁺B

After 16

Where Wolverhampton’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

15 of Wolverhampton’s 16 state secondaries have sixth forms: Aldersley High, Colton Hills Community, Coppice Performing Arts, Heath Park, Highfields, Moreton, Ormiston NEW, Our Lady and St Chad, Smestow, St Edmund's, St Peter's Collegiate, St Regis, The Royal School, Wolverhampton, Wednesfield and Wolverhampton Girls' High. The nearest college is City of Wolverhampton College, a further-education college 1.7 miles away.

Secondaries with a sixth form

15 of 16

state schools in Wolverhampton

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: City of Wolverhampton College

Grammar schools in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Girls' High School, Wolverhampton

College	Distance
City of Wolverhampton CollegeFurther-education college · WV14 6BT	1.7 mi
Dudley College of TechnologyFurther-education college · DY1 4AS	5.4 mi
Walsall CollegeFurther-education college · WS2 8ES	5.8 mi
Sandwell CollegeFurther-education college · B70 6AW	7.5 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton has 6 special schools (Broadmeadow Special, Penn Fields, Penn Hall, Pine Green, Tettenhall Wood and Westcroft: 906 pupils) and 4 alternative provision schools, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Wolverhampton Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Wolverhampton Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

33rd of 46 English towns and cities of 164,000 to 316,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Wolverhampton, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Richmond upon Thames London	A⁺	77%	57.7	67%
…
29	Havering London	B⁺	64%	48.3	50%
30	Sunderland Tyne and Wear	B⁺	67%	44.9	46%
31	Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear	B⁺	65%	46.1	48%
32	Northampton Northamptonshire	B	62%	48.6	50%
33	Wolverhampton West Midlands	B	65%	46.4	44%
34	Luton Bedfordshire	B	64%	46.5	46%
35	Brighton and Hove East Sussex	B	61%	48.2	50%
36	Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire	B	64%	45.1	44%
37	Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire	B	65%	44.5	42%
…
46	Portsmouth Hampshire	D	54%	40.8	35%

Neighbours

Wolverhampton and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

BilstonPertonWillenhallCoseleyEssingtonFeatherstoneCodsallWolverhampton

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Wolverhampton 98 schools	B	65%	46.4
Bilston 15 schools · 2.8 mi	C⁺	64%	42.2
Perton 3 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.4 mi	B⁺	62%	50
Willenhall 21 schools · 3.4 mi	D	59%	34.7
Coseley 9 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.7 mi	D	55%	41.5
Essington 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 3.7 mi	C	62%	38.7
Featherstone 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 3.9 mi	C	61%	39.2
Codsall 7 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.9 mi	C⁻	58%	41.9

Perton has the best-graded schools nearby (B+). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Wolverhampton: 10% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Wolverhampton

Are schools in Wolverhampton good?

Wolverhampton’s state schools earn a B against schools across England: primary results beat 68% of towns in England; secondary results beat 51% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Wolverhampton council.

What is the best secondary school in Wolverhampton?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Wolverhampton Girls' High School: Attainment 8 of 75.1 and 98% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Wolverhampton?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School: 91% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Wolverhampton secondary schools have sixth forms?

15 of 16 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Wolverhampton?

Through Wolverhampton Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Wolverhampton are full?

38 of 80 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Wolverhampton?

98 open state-funded schools are located in Wolverhampton’s built-up area: 66 primary, 16 secondary and 16 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Wolverhampton’s state schools outscore 62% of towns in England

What stands out about Wolverhampton’s schools

Popular schools are full

A grammar school in town

Whitgreave beats its intake

Wolverhampton grades B for schools

Where Wolverhampton’s 98 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Wolverhampton

When a school is full

How full each school is

98 state schools in Wolverhampton

Ofsted report cards

24 academy trusts and the council

Where Wolverhampton’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Wolverhampton

33rd of 46 English towns and cities of 164,000 to 316,000

Wolverhampton and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Wolverhampton