Wolverhampton Girls' High School, Wolverhampton

In its own words: "Our team of dedicated staff all ensure that students are well supported to achieve academic success, within a caring community. Pastoral care is exceptional, focusing upon student wellbeing. High quality advice and support is provided to ensure that students are well informed to make their choices when preparing for higher education and their future careers."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We have a long and established history of providing outstanding education for girls for over 100 years. We pride ourselves on our traditions, but we do not stand still, we are striving for continuous improvement."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, badminton, cross-country and dance.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Wolverhampton Girls' High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 75.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Wolverhampton and 47 across England.

98% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wolverhampton and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 75.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.54: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 71.8, against 75.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Wolverhampton Girls' High School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 334 families put Wolverhampton Girls' High School as their first choice and 731 named it as one of their preferences, for 193 places offered. That is 1.7 first choices for every place. 186 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Wolverhampton Girls' High School admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Wolverhampton Girls' High School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Wolverhampton's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wolverhampton Girls' High School are St Edmund's Catholic Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.2); St Peter's Collegiate Academy (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.2); St Regis Church of England Academy (1.3 miles, Attainment 8 34); and Smestow Academy (1.4 miles, Attainment 8 48.6).

Wolverhampton Girls' High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 145 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 7% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 163 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 77% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 7% into work. 30% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

28.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (53%), White British (21%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (2.1%) received SEN support and 2 (0.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hatton Road (after), 200 metres away.

In 2024/25, Wolverhampton Girls' High School issued 11 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wolverhampton Girls' High School are St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy (0.1 miles), St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles), St Michael's CofE Primary Academy (0.6 miles) and SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.