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Part of THE ROYAL SCHOOL, WOLVERHAMPTON
The Royal School, Wolverhampton
Primary
Secondary
Post 16
Boarding
Church of England
Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV30EG
019 0234 1230


School Profile

Summary
GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 19
PUPILS
1363

The Royal School, Wolverhampton is an Academy (Free schools) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 19 and has a capacity of 1454. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 03 Jul 2019.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


Pupil Population
PUPIL MIX
686 boys and 677 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
19.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
10.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
51.4%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020
Not
Available
White - 30.1 %Black - 10.5 %Asian - 45.3 %Chinese - 0.8 %Mixed - 10.7 %Other - 2 %Unclassified - 0.5 %

Special Education Support
SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
12.8%
EHC PLAN
1.5%


School Performance

Primary Performance

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
57%
Local Authority
64%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
4%
Local Authority
10%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average
Writing
Below Average
Maths
Well Below Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 105 104 104
Maths 102 104 105


GCSE Performance

Attainment 8 score

School
49
Local Authority
45.1
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
44%
Local Authority
35%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 49% 34% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.58 3.69 4.07


A Levels Performance

Percentage of students completing

School
98.9%
Local Authority
95.8%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C C+
Average Points 26.88 28.74 32.87


Academic Qualifications Performance

Percentage of students completing

School
98.9%
Local Authority
95.8%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C C+
Average Points 27.01 28.83 33.02




School Inspections

Inspections Summary

Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Good

Latest inspection date

03 Jul 2019

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Early years provision Good
Sixth form provision Good



Inspectorate

Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)

Inspection reports




School Admissions

Primary School Admissions

Demand for primary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 386
Of which first preference applications 200
Of which second preference applications 103
Of which third preference applications 45
Total offers made 90
Of which first preference offers 87
Of which second preference offers 3
Of which third preference offers 0

Secondary School Admissions

Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 892
Of which first preference applications 223
Of which second preference applications 265
Of which third preference applications 209
Total offers made 33
Of which first preference offers 27
Of which second preference offers 3
Of which third preference offers 1




School Destinations

Student destinations after GCSEs

The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
92%
Local Authority
92%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 92% 87% 87%
Staying in employment 0% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 0% 3% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 0% 6% 5%

Student destinations after A-Levels

The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
Not available
Local Authority
65%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees Not avail. 61% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
Not avail. 12% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
Not avail. 9% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
Not avail. Not avail. 1%
Higher Apprenticeships Not avail. 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 Not avail. 3% 3%




School Neighbourhood

Surrounding Area

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
5
GREEN SPACE
4
ENVIRONMENT
4
SAFETY
4
PROPERTY
£180,000 Median house price as at September 2020

Neighbourhood Population

DIVERSITY MIX

Not
Available
White - 35.6 %Black - 8.4 %Asian - 44.9 %Mixed - 4.2 %Other - 6.9 %

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