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The Royal School, Wolverhampton
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Free school
Penn Road, Wolverhampton WV3 0EG · theroyalschool.co.uk · 01902 341230
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Wolverhampton 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,488
- 34 over 1,454 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
- First language not English
- 50.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 123 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 123 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 128 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 151 | 1.7▲ | 56% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 165 | 1.9▲ | 50% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 154 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.3, and 33.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wolverhampton it was 44.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Wolverhampton it was 65%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.2 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.56 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104405)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 55.2 | −15.1 |
| Sixth form college | 7.2 | +4.5 |
| Further education | 26.4 | +7.5 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | +3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 122 students | C (29.2) | Below average -0.20 | |
| 122 students | C (29.2) | Below average -0.20 | |
| 43 students | Merit- (23.1) | Below average -0.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 117 | C (30.9) | +0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 120 | C (30.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 95 | C- (26.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 87 | C- (26.9) | -0.32 |
| 2017/18 | 82 | C (30.7) | -0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 16 | C (29.7) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 46 | C (30.5) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 77.9 | +13.8 |
| Further and other education | 3.2 | +2.3 |
| Further education | 0.8 | — |
| Other education | 2.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −4.2 |
| Employment | 8.2 | −6.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −4.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Royal School, Wolverhampton was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 117
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (32%) with SEND