The Royal School, Wolverhampton
Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0EG
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROYAL SCHOOL, WOLVERHAMPTON
- Principal
- Mr Tom Macdonald
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,454
- Pupils on roll
- 1,488
- URN
- 143101
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902341230
About this school
The Royal School, Wolverhampton is an all-through academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 1,488 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 60% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 80% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 67% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 78% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 115 | 125 | 120 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.5 | 47.1 | 43.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.37 +0.10 to +0.64 | +0.35 +0.09 to +0.61 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 47.2% | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 66.4% | 55.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 13.6% | 10.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
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 The Royal School, Wolverhampton 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 | 72% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.5 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.1 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.3 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,468 |
| 2023/24 | 1,493 |
| 2024/25 | 1,510 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Royal School, Wolverhampton compares
The Royal School, Wolverhampton ranked 12th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.3 | 5.1% | 31.3% | 1,488 | — |
| Bloxwich Academy | 32.9 | 12.3% | 65.2% | 1,383 | 5.7 miles |
| Bournville School | 36.5 | 11.3% | 64.1% | 660 | 12.8 miles |
| Graiseley Primary School | — | 7.7% | 40.8% | 230 | 0.4 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School | — | 4.6% | 43.5% | 477 | 0.4 miles |
| Bantock Primary School | — | — | — | 434 | 0.4 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)
- 31.25%
- English as an additional language
- 48.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 12.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bloxwich Academy5.7 miles
All-through · Walsall
-
Bournville School12.8 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Graiseley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Bantock Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
The Royal School, Wolverhampton ranks 61st of the 67 ranked primary schools in Wolverhampton, and The Royal School, Wolverhampton ranks 12th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Royal School, Wolverhampton teach?
- The Royal School, Wolverhampton teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an all-through school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the principal of The Royal School, Wolverhampton?
- The principal of The Royal School, Wolverhampton is Mr Tom Macdonald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Royal School, Wolverhampton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Royal School, Wolverhampton, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Royal School, Wolverhampton?
- The Royal School, Wolverhampton has 1,488 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is The Royal School, Wolverhampton full?
- The Royal School, Wolverhampton has capacity for 1,454 pupils and 1,488 on roll (102%), 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 The Royal School, Wolverhampton a faith school?
- No. The Royal School, Wolverhampton has no designated religious character.
- Does The Royal School, Wolverhampton have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Royal School, Wolverhampton as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Royal School, Wolverhampton?
- The Royal School, Wolverhampton is part of THE ROYAL SCHOOL, WOLVERHAMPTON. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Royal School, Wolverhampton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Royal School, Wolverhampton rank locally?
- The Royal School, Wolverhampton ranked 12th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Royal School, Wolverhampton's absence rate?
- The Royal School, Wolverhampton's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Royal School, Wolverhampton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Royal School, Wolverhampton'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 2 July 2026.