The Royal School, Wolverhampton
Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0EG
1,488 pupils · 102% of 1,454 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROYAL SCHOOL, WOLVERHAMPTON
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2025, published 6 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.37 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Heavily oversubscribed — 5.7 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 123 | 276 | 90 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 171 | 752 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 128 | 301 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 205 | 930 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 151 | 334 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 220 | 923 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 89 | 165 | 311 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 200 | 856 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bloxwich Academy 9.3 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Star King Solomon Academy 19.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bournville School 20.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Holy Trinity School 21.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ark Victoria Academy 23.3 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Starbank School 23.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.