Wolverhampton / Wolverhampton 11+
Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, WV6 0BY
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
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A selective girls grammar school in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,213 pupils on roll.
At a glance
At a glance
A selective girls grammar school in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,213 pupils on roll. Wolverhampton Girls' High School serves girls aged 11-18 and keeps a full sixth form on site. Current published roll and admissions data point to around 1,213 pupils on roll and 150 Year 7 places.
From a family point of view, admissions are likely to be one of the most important parts of the picture. The current route includes GL Assessment, with 150 places available in Year 7 and demand that currently looks high by grammar-school standards. Catchment or distance rules still matter at allocation stage, so this is the kind of school where families need to read the admissions policy carefully rather than rely on headline scores alone.
The academic side of the school is backed by enough published data to give families a useful starting point. The latest published Ofsted judgement is Outstanding. Recent official performance measures show Progress 8 at 0.54 and Attainment 8 at 74.2. 97.2% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths in the latest stored GCSE figures. In the sixth form, 43.2% of entries were awarded AAB or better at A level. Destinations data also suggest strong progression after sixth form, with 72% moving into higher education.
Published school information highlights facilities such as Library. The wider offer currently includes Drama. For many parents, the presence of a sixth form is part of the attraction, because it gives able pupils the option to stay in a familiar academic setting through to A level. Taken together, those features make Wolverhampton Girls' High School the kind of school that rewards careful research into travel, admissions detail, and day-to-day fit, not just headline outcomes.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Wolverhampton and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Wolverhampton and England.
Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Wolverhampton and England.
Places go first to girls who reach the required standard and then by the published score/category order. There is no catchment area; straight-line distance from the designated home address is only used to break tied scores.
There is no catchment area. Straight-line distance from the designated home address is only used if scores are tied, and unresolved equal distances are decided by random process.
Girls with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first.
Looked after and previously looked after girls who meet the required standard.
The first 25 pupil premium places go to eligible girls who meet the required standard, ranked by score.
Any remaining eligible pupil-premium applicants return to the main order-of-merit pool.
All remaining places are allocated in strict score order to girls who meet the required standard.
The school does not operate a catchment area.
Straight-line distance from the designated home address breaks tied scores.
Where equal distances remain, the school uses a random process.
Admissions policy
Admissions policy 2027-2028
2027 entry
Score cut-off
Year 7 2026 admissions score information
2026 entry
2026
208
Initial offer score
2025
206
Initial offer score
The West Midlands entrance test uses two multiple-choice papers covering English, verbal reasoning, maths and non-verbal reasoning, with age-standardised scores.
This school uses the shared West Midlands consortium route. The consortium page brings together the common test format, key dates and official papers used across that route.
Open West Midlands guidePaper 1
English, VR
Paper 1
The first paper uses timed multiple-choice sections covering English and verbal reasoning.
Paper 2
Maths, NVR
Paper 2
The second paper uses timed multiple-choice sections covering maths and non-verbal reasoning.
English, Maths, Verbal reasoning and Non-verbal reasoning are included in the published format.
Science and Creative writing are not listed in the current published format.
English
Maths
Verbal reasoning
The first paper uses timed multiple-choice sections covering English and verbal reasoning.
Non-verbal reasoning
The second paper uses timed multiple-choice sections covering maths and non-verbal reasoning.
Science
Creative writing
Results window
October 2026
CAF deadline
31 October 2026
Offer day
1 March 2027
Read the admissions policy
Check the published 2027/28 policy for the 180-place intake, the qualifying-standard rule, and the tie-break rules.
Open admissions policyRegister for the West Midlands entrance test
Use the published Year 7 admissions route for the test registration process and keep watching the school for current-cycle dates.
Open admissions pageTrack the published outcome letters
The school says outcome letters are issued in October before families complete the final preference stage.
See admissions updatesName the school on your CAF
Families still need to put the school on their local authority Common Application Form by the national deadline.
Check application stepsLatest official destinations data currently covers 2022/23 study leavers.
Recent trend
This follows the school's published overall GCSE score across the subjects pupils take. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 79.3 | 74.2 | 49.4 |
| 2022/23 | 76.9 | 71.8 | 47.0 |
| 2023/24 | 74.2 | 72.1 | 46.7 |
| 2024/25 | 75.4 | 72.3 | 46.8 |
Recent trend
This follows the published average A-level result for the school's sixth form. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | B+ average (42.2 points) | 44.0 points | 37.5 points |
| 2022/23 | B- average (37.5 points) | 40.5 points | 33.7 points |
| 2023/24 | B+ average (42.7 points) | 41.3 points | 34.5 points |
| 2024/25 | B+ average (43.0 points) | 41.8 points | 35.0 points |
Recent trend
This follows the share of pupils moving into a sustained destination after Year 11, such as education, apprenticeships, or employment.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 99% | 99.1% | 94.1% |
| 2022/23 | 99% | 98.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 99.0% | 93.3% |
| 2024/25 | 97% | 97.8% | 91.4% |
Latest year breakdown
| In education | 95% |
|---|---|
| In apprenticeships | 1% |
| In employment | 1% |
Latest inspection: 29 November 2023
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FAQ
Wolverhampton Girls' High School currently uses GL Assessment.
1. Read the admissions policy: Check the published 2027/28 policy for the 180-place intake, the qualifying-standard rule, and the tie-break rules. 2. Register for the West Midlands entrance test: Use the published Year 7 admissions route for the test registration process and keep watching the school for current-cycle dates. 3. Track the published outcome letters: The school says outcome letters are issued in October before families complete the final preference stage. 4. Name the school on your CAF: Families still need to put the school on their local authority Common Application Form by the national deadline.
Results window: October 2026. CAF deadline: 31 October 2026. Offer day: 1 March 2027
Wolverhampton Girls' High School is currently rated Outstanding following the latest published inspection dated 29 November 2023.