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The Royal School, Wolverhampton

Free schools · Wolverhampton · WV3 0EG

Ages 4–19 · 1,488 pupils · Wolverhampton

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

Attainment 8

47.1

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

8.15 · Highly competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-05-06

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.35
−20+2
Attainment 847.1
English & maths grade 5+47%
English & maths grade 4+66%
EBacc entry14%

EBacc APS: 3.8

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.9%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
1,111

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

8.15 · Highly competitive

1st preferences

220

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
923
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
75
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill102%

1,488 pupils · 1,454 places

Pupils on roll
1,488
Boys / girls
777 / 711
School capacity
1,454
Capacity fill
1,488 / 1,454 (102%)
Free school meals
33.1%
FSM pupils
406
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE ROYAL SCHOOL, WOLVERHAMPTON
Academy trust
THE ROYAL SCHOOL, WOLVERHAMPTON
Headteacher
Mr Tom Macdonald

Location

Address
Penn Road
Postcode
WV3 0EG
Town
Wolverhampton
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Wolverhampton
District
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (all-through), Ages 4–19, in Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, 1,488 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form. Free school meals: 33.1%.

Open schools in Wolverhampton
136
All-through schools in Wolverhampton
1
Academies among open schools in Wolverhampton
61% (83)
Open schools in WV3
16
All-through in WV3
1
Open schools in Wolverhampton LA
126
All-through in Wolverhampton LA
1

Nearby all-through schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM46.7%
    • Demand0.86

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    • FSM31.9%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Tom Macdonald
Telephone
01902341230
Website
https://theroyalschool.co.uk/

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