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Schools in Wolverhampton

126 schools across 4 towns

126
Total Schools
72
Primary
19
Secondary
0
SEND
7
Outstanding
29
Good
2
Req. Improvement
2
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 40 of 126 schools here that have a published grade.

Wolverhampton has 126 schools across 4 towns — 72 primary, 19 secondary, educating around 49,767 pupils. 90% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (36 of 40). There are currently 26 open teaching jobs in Wolverhampton. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Wolverhampton.

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School spending in Wolverhampton

Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).

£8,292
per pupil (all phases)
£7,282
per primary pupil
£8,907
per secondary pupil

Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.

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Top-performing schools in Wolverhampton

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Wolverhampton Girls' High School75.4Attainment 8
  2. 2Thomas Telford University Technical College53.7Attainment 8
  3. 3Highfields School51.7Attainment 8
  4. 4St Edmund's Catholic Academy50.2Attainment 8
  5. 5The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton49.4Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Towns in Wolverhampton

Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings