The Royal School, Wolverhampton

Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0EG

Free schools for ages 4–19 in Wolverhampton. Mixed intake.

The Royal School, Wolverhampton is a large all-through free school for ages 4 to 19, with boarding and a sixth form. Ofsted rated the school Good at its last full inspection (2019), a rating now more than five years old.

The school describes an all-through journey combining academic learning with a wide range of extra-curricular enrichment. It also describes a boarding culture supported by houseparents and a strong sense of community.

Ages 4–19 · All-through

1,510 pupils · On roll

Free schools · Mixed

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Good

OfstedReport published Sep 2019

KS2 reading, writing and maths52%

(share of 11-year-olds reaching the level expected for their age in all three subjects at the end of primary school; 3% reached the higher standard — national average is 62%)

GCSE Attainment 843.3

(pupils averaged about grade 4+, the old grade C, in every subject — national average is 46.1)

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths33.3%

(a grade 5 is a "strong pass", between the old C and B — this is the share of pupils managing it in both subjects; national average is 45.4%)

A-level average resultC

(the government's average across A-level entries — results cluster around grade C; 12.1% of A-level students achieved AAB or higher, including at least two facilitating subjects)

DfE performance tables · 2024/25

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