Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WOLVERHAMPTON GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs T Young
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 1,211
- URN
- 140798
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902551515
About this school
Wolverhampton Girls' High School is a girls' secondary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wolverhampton Girls' High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 145 | 145 | 180 |
| Attainment 8 score | 76.9 | 74.2 | 75.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.75 +0.52 to +0.99 | +0.54 +0.30 to +0.78 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 97.2% | 97.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 99.3% | 99.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 74.5% | 76.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wolverhampton Girls' High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76.9 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 74.2 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 75.4 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,147 |
| 2023/24 | 1,178 |
| 2024/25 | 1,213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wolverhampton Girls' High School compares
Wolverhampton Girls' High School ranked 1st of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75.4 | 4.6% | 15.6% | 1,211 | — |
| St Edmund's Catholic Academy | 50.2 | 4.5% | 45.1% | 1,171 | 0.3 miles |
| St Peter's Collegiate Academy | 44.8 | 6.7% | 37.2% | 1,329 | 0.4 miles |
| St Regis Church of England Academy | 36.5 | 7.3% | 53.9% | 798 | 1.3 miles |
| Smestow Academy | 42.6 | 8.3% | 54.8% | 589 | 1.4 miles |
| Thomas Telford University Technical College | 53.7 | 4.5% | 58.9% | 993 | 1.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.57%
- English as an additional language
- 28.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 10.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Edmund's Catholic Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
St Peter's Collegiate Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
St Regis Church of England Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Smestow Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Thomas Telford University Technical College1.5 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Girls' High School ranks 1st of the 20 ranked secondary 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 Wolverhampton Girls' High School teach?
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wolverhampton Girls' High School?
- The headteacher of Wolverhampton Girls' High School is Mrs T Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wolverhampton Girls' High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wolverhampton Girls' High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wolverhampton Girls' High School?
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School has 1,211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wolverhampton Girls' High School full?
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School has capacity for 950 pupils and 1,211 on roll (127%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wolverhampton Girls' High School a faith school?
- No. Wolverhampton Girls' High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wolverhampton Girls' High School a selective school?
- Yes. Wolverhampton Girls' High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Wolverhampton Girls' High School part of an academy trust?
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School is part of WOLVERHAMPTON GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wolverhampton Girls' High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 76.9 in 2022/23 and 75.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wolverhampton Girls' High School compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School ranked 1st of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wolverhampton Girls' High School's absence rate?
- Wolverhampton Girls' High School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wolverhampton Girls' High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wolverhampton Girls' High 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 1 July 2026.