The Royal School, Wolverhampton

Type Other schools / Free schools
Age Range 4-19
Religion Unknown
Address Penn Road
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV3 0EG
Phone 01902341230
Reference Number 143101

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1493
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.71%
Girls: 48.29%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 51.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 50 40 90
2 48 42 90
3 42 48 90
4 46 44 90
5 50 40 90
6 48 42 90
7 57 60 117
8 52 60 112
9 63 56 119
10 67 54 121
11 65 66 131
12 74 65 139
13 60 64 124

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Indian 31.9%
White, British 17.7%
African 11.7%
Pakistani 6.3%
Asian, Other 5.9%
Mixed, Other 5.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.7%
Caribbean 3.2%
White, Other 3.1%
White & Asian 2.5%
Chinese 1.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-09-19
Date Description Report
2019-07-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
47.1 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 47.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 66.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.66 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 32.38 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 17.6% Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 78 4
Third Preference 52 2
From another Local Authority 19 11

Previous Years

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 301 3
Third Preference 210 0
From another Local Authority 75 3

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Graiseley Primary School
Pool Street, Graiseley Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV2 4NE
0.37 miles
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School
Park Street South, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV2 3AE
0.39 miles
Bantock Primary School
Aston Street, Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 0HY
0.41 miles
Woodfield Primary School
Woodfield Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AG
0.57 miles
Phoenix Nursery School
Phoenix Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 3JS
0.66 miles
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton
Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 0PR
0.66 miles
Merridale Primary School
Aspen Way, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 0UP
0.68 miles
SS. Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy
Caledonia Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV2 1HZ
0.82 miles
Grove Primary Academy
Caledonia Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV2 1HZ
0.87 miles
Goldthorn Park Primary School
Ward Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5ET
0.87 miles
St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy
Malins Road, Parkfields, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6AW
1.04 miles
Warstones Primary School
Warstones Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4LU
1.06 miles
Parkfield Primary School
Dimmock Street, Parkfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6HB
1.2 miles
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
Telford Gardens, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 7LE
1.27 miles
Broadmeadow Special School
Lansdowne Road, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 4AL
1.27 miles
Spring Vale Primary School
Kenilworth Crescent, Parkfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6SD
1.3 miles
Uplands Junior School
Finchfield Road West, Finchfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8BA
1.31 miles
West Park Primary School
Devon Road, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 4BE
1.34 miles
St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy
Paget Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0DT
1.36 miles
Windsor Nursery School
Parkfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 6EL
1.38 miles
Name Distance
Progress Schools - Wolverhampton
The Way Youth Zone, School Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0NR
0.71 miles
Colton Hills Community School
Jeremy Road, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5DG
0.76 miles
Wolverhampton Grammar School
Compton Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RB
1.05 miles
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
Millfields Road, Ettinghshall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6AP
1.05 miles
City of Wolverhampton College
Paget Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0DU
1.42 miles
Penn Hall School
Vicarage Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5HP
1.44 miles
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9DU
1.49 miles
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0BY
1.5 miles
Thomas Telford University Technical College
Springfield Campus, Cambridge Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 0JR
1.56 miles
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9DU
1.61 miles
Highfields School
Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4NT
1.7 miles
Penn Fields School
Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4NT
1.7 miles
Pine Green Academy
Valley Park Campus, Cromer Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0UB
1.83 miles
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Millfields Road, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6JP
1.91 miles
Smestow Academy
Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU
2.06 miles
Tettenhall College Incorporated
Wood Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 8QX
2.07 miles
Green Park School
Green Park Avenue, Stowlawn, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 6EH
2.11 miles
The Dormston School
Mill Bank, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 1SN
2.29 miles
St Matthias School
Deans Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 2BH
2.32 miles
Heath Park
Prestwood Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV11 1RD
2.47 miles
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