Wolverhampton Girls' High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Unique reference
- 140798
- Address
- Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, WV6 0BY
- Website
- http://www.wghs.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1178 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 24.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.2%
- Persistent absence
- 7.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.4%
Indian 34.8%
White British 25.9%
Pakistani 8.5%
African 8.4%
Mixed 6.5%
Other Asian 5.3%
Chinese 2.9%
Other 1.8%
Other White 1.7%
Caribbean 1.3%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Black 0.7%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.75
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 99%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 76.9
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.3
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 123 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 123 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 65 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 145 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 145 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 319
- 2nd preference
- 145
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 364
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 107
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 8 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 9 | 177 0 177 |
| Year 10 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 11 | 145 0 145 |
| Year 12 | 156 0 156 |
| Year 13 | 161 0 161 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 87.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 8.0% 36.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 82.0% 48.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 1.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 67.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 53.0% 14.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 52.0% 14.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.7% 1.7% |