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Local authority · 126 schools across 5 towns

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Wolverhampton (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wolverhampton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Wolverhampton (126)

Showing 20 of 126 schools

Total Schools

126

73 primary · 22 secondary

Total Pupils

51,586

99% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

24

6 outstanding · 18 good

Capacity

52,366

780 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

18
101
Outstanding: 6
Good: 18
Requires Improvement: 1
Not inspected: 101

Best Schools in Wolverhampton

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

39.2

GCSE Eng+Maths

35.9%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

98% full
25,941 pupils26,394 capacity

453 spare places

Secondary Schools

96% full
20,807 pupils21,604 capacity

797 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.3%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

17.1%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

91

2024/25

Absence trend across Wolverhampton schools

4.6%
18/19
4.6%
20/21
6.8%
21/22
7.2%
22/23
6.7%
23/24
6.3%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

20%

Plans Issued

318

Assessment Requests

647

Tribunal Cases

2

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

50%
2019
24%
2020
33%
2021
25%
2022
74%
2023
52%
2024
20%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

3,946 admissions

145

Lodged

(3.7%)

99

Heard

6

Successful

(6%)

Primary (infant classes)

3,441 admissions

107

Lodged

(3.1%)

72

Heard

2

Successful

(3%)

Secondary

4,214 admissions

518

Lodged

(12.3%)

428

Heard

44

Successful

(10%)

Total

8,160 admissions

663

Lodged

(8.1%)

527

Heard

50

Successful

(10%)

Total appeals lodged per year

850
2019
781
2020
927
2021
1008
2022
1228
2023
1874
2024
1327
2025
1433
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

109 schools

Bilston

14 schools

Willenhall

1 schools

Bilston, Wolverhampton

1 schools

School Street

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Wolverhampton

How many schools are there in Wolverhampton?

Wolverhampton has 126 open schools: 73 state primary, 24 state secondary or all-through, 5 independent, 14 special and 10 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Wolverhampton are rated Outstanding?

18 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 13 more. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 96 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 23 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 63 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

Do schools in Wolverhampton have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Wolverhampton have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Wolverhampton allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Wolverhampton?

Apply to Wolverhampton 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.

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