OFSTED
28 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
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Local authority
Wolverhampton
Trust
WOLVERHAMPTON GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,211
1,211 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,211
100.0% of pupils
Male pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
below England
School
16.8%
Wolverhampton
42.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.8 pts
above England
School
28.1%
Wolverhampton
30.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Wolverhampton
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
36.4%
441
White British
20.6%
249
Pakistani
8.9%
108
African
8.6%
104
Any other Asian background
6.4%
78
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
36
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
2.3%
28 of
1,211 pupils
18.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
75.4
36.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.54 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.64 pts
lower than
England
School
4.58%
Wolverhampton
6.27%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.36 pts
lower than
England
School
10.45%
Wolverhampton
17.16%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.36 pts
lower than
England
School
0.44%
Wolverhampton
1.51%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
127.5%
35.2 pts
above England
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
127.5%
Wolverhampton
96.5%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.