Secondary schools in Wolverhampton
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Wolverhampton has 20 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,417 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 87% stayed in education (England 86%): 45% in a school sixth form, 1% at a sixth form college, 38% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 42% of students in Wolverhampton went to university (England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 44.5 against 46.1 for England; 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Wolverhampton against England
| Measure | Wolverhampton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,417 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 45% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 38% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Wolverhampton
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (20)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldersley High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,262 | 86% | 43% | 43% | 4% | 52% | 43.5 | 32% |
| Colton Hills Community SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,163 | 89% | 48% | 40% | 0% | 65% | 39.2 | 25% |
| Coppice Performing Arts SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 989 | 83% | 40% | 41% | 3% | 49% | 43.8 | 34% |
| Heath ParkAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,153 | 88% | 57% | 29% | 2% | 59% | 49.3 | 38% |
| Highfields SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,765 | 89% | 52% | 34% | 3% | 63% | 51.7 | 59% |
| Moreton SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,130 | 82% | 34% | 46% | 1% | 37% | 39.3 | 27% |
| Moseley ParkAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,069 | 85% | 46% | 38% | 1% | 63% | 44.8 | 38% |
| Ormiston NEW AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,094 | 73% | 36% | 37% | 0% | 34% | 35.7 | 31% |
| Ormiston SWB AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,209 | 82% | 22% | 58% | 2% | 54% | 42.0 | 38% |
| Our Lady and St Chad Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,222 | 80% | 41% | 36% | 2% | 53% | 40.4 | 24% |
| Smestow AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 589 | — | — | — | — | — | 42.6 | 31% |
| St Edmund's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,171 | 91% | 47% | 40% | 2% | 64% | 50.2 | 47% |
| St Matthias SchoolCommunity school | 805 | 88% | 12% | 75% | 1% | — | 40.6 | 32% |
| St Peter's Collegiate AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,329 | 94% | 59% | 31% | 3% | 57% | 44.8 | 37% |
| St Regis Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 798 | — | — | — | — | — | 36.5 | 22% |
| The Khalsa Academy WolverhamptonFree schools · sixth form | 763 | 91% | 66% | 24% | 3% | 72% | 49.4 | 52% |
| The Royal School, WolverhamptonFree schools · sixth form | 1,488 | 91% | 60% | 23% | 1% | 66% | 43.3 | 33% |
| Thomas Telford University Technical CollegeUniversity technical college · sixth form | 993 | 94% | 80% | 13% | 1% | 59% | 53.7 | 61% |
| Wednesfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,025 | 79% | 37% | 42% | 5% | 60% | 44.9 | 42% |
| Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,211 | 99% | 87% | 3% | 1% | 71% | 75.4 | 97% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (10)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Learning Partnershipcollege · Sixth form centres | — | — | — | — | — | 58% | — | — |
| City of Wolverhampton Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 16% | — | — |
| Tettenhall College Incorporatedindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | 53.4 | 56% |
| Wolverhampton Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 739 | — | — | — | — | — | 27.4 | 0% |
| Green Park Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 147 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Penn Fields Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 185 | 95% | 0% | 55% | 0% | — | 1.1 | 0% |
| Woodbury Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7 | 0% |
| Pine Green Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 119 | 88% | 0% | 75% | 0% | — | 1.8 | 0% |
| Tettenhall Wood Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 172 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Westcroft Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 207 | 100% | 0% | 29% | 0% | — | — | — |