The King's Church of England School
Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by St Regis Church of England Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Dean Coombes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South West
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 635
- URN
- 131547
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
About this school
The King's Church of England School was a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in Wolverhampton. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 635 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The King's Church of England School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1998, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 120 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 -0.94 to -0.34 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 |
How The King's Church of England School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.9% | 55.9% | 635 | — |
| St Regis Church of England Academy | 36.5 | 7.3% | 53.9% | 798 | 0.0 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Academy | 50.2 | 4.5% | 45.1% | 1,171 | 1.1 miles |
| St Peter's Collegiate Academy | 44.8 | 6.7% | 37.2% | 1,329 | 1.2 miles |
| Smestow Academy | 42.6 | 8.3% | 54.8% | 589 | 1.2 miles |
| Wolverhampton Girls' High School | 75.4 | 4.6% | 15.6% | 1,211 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.9%
- English as an additional language
- 41.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.9%
- Persistent absence
- 30.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Regis Church of England Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
St Edmund's Catholic Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
St Peter's Collegiate Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Smestow Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Wolverhampton Girls' High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
- Aldersley High School Secondary
- Codsall Community High School Secondary
- Colton Hills Community School Secondary
- Coppice Performing Arts School Secondary
- Heath Park Secondary
- Highfields School Secondary
- Moreton School Secondary
- Ormiston NEW Academy Secondary
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy Secondary
- Smestow Academy Secondary
- St Edmund's Catholic Academy Secondary
- St Matthias School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The King's Church of England School teach?
- The King's Church of England School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Has The King's Church of England School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The King's Church of England School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The King's Church of England School?
- The King's Church of England School had 635 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are The King's Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The King's Church of England School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 12 September 2023.