Best Schools in Wolverhampton

How many schools are there in Wolverhampton?

Wolverhampton has 137 open schools: 83 state primary, 27 state secondary or all-through, 5 independent, 14 special and 8 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Wolverhampton are rated Outstanding?

14 schools in Wolverhampton were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School, Bushbury Lane Academy, Woodfield Primary School, Wolverhampton Girls' High School, Whitgreave Primary School and 9 more. Counting Good as well, 93% of the 102 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery SchoolBushbury Lane AcademyWoodfield Primary SchoolWolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWhitgreave Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Wolverhampton get the best GCSE results?

Of the 24 schools in Wolverhampton with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Wolverhampton Girls' High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 75.1 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Thomas Telford University Technical College, with an Attainment 8 score of 53.5 and 62% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Edmund's Catholic Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.2 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolThomas Telford University Technical CollegeSt Edmund's Catholic Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Wolverhampton have the best SATs results?

Of the 64 primary schools in Wolverhampton with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Spring Vale Primary School (98% in reading, 97% in maths); St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (93% in reading, 98% in maths); and Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton (93% in reading, 95% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Spring Vale Primary SchoolSt Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolNishkam Primary School Wolverhampton

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Wolverhampton?

Yes. Wolverhampton Girls' High School is a state grammar school in Wolverhampton. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Wolverhampton Girls' High School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Wolverhampton?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Staffordshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Birches First School, 1.877 miles for 2026 entry; Codsall Middle School, 7.802 miles for 2026 entry; Featherstone Academy, 3.559 miles for 2026 entry; St John's Primary Academy, 1.283 miles for 2026 entry; St Nicholas Church of England First School, 0.807 miles for 2026 entry. We hold figures for 8 schools in Wolverhampton; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Birches First SchoolCodsall Middle SchoolFeatherstone AcademySt John's Primary AcademySt Nicholas Church of England First School

Source: Staffordshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Wolverhampton?

Apply to your council - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire or Shropshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.