OFSTED
5 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Trust
THE ROYAL SCHOOL, WOLVERHAMPTON
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,488
1,488 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
711
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
777
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.8 pts
above England
School
31.6%
Wolverhampton
42.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
29.8 pts
above England
School
50.1%
Wolverhampton
30.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wolverhampton
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
32.2%
479
White British
15.0%
223
African
12.6%
188
Pakistani
6.7%
100
Any other Mixed background
6.5%
97
Any other Asian background
6.3%
94
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
15.6%
232 of
1,488 pupils
5.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.7 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
43.3
4.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.35 · 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
5.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.16 pts
lower than
England
School
5.06%
Wolverhampton
6.27%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.13%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.68 pts
lower than
England
School
12.13%
Wolverhampton
17.16%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.01 pts
lower than
England
School
0.80%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.3%
11.3 pts
above England
The Royal School, Wolverhampton
102.3%
Wolverhampton
102.3%
West Midlands
76.3%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.