Wolverhampton Girls' High School
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Attainment 8 of 75.4 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 75.4
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 99%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- Progress 8:
- +0.54
- Confidence interval:
- [0.30, 0.78]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Official links
Verified exam details
Open days from the school website
Entry requirements
Wolverhampton Girls' High School is a maintained selective grammar school for girls from 11 to 18. The official admissions page states that the governing body is responsible for admissions and that parents both within and beyond Wolverhampton may apply for Year 7 entry.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The official open-events page advertises Year 5 open events in April 2026: an Open Evening on Wednesday 22 April 2026 from 6.15pm to 8.15pm, an Open Morning on Wednesday 22 April 2026 from 10.45am to 12 noon, and an Open Afternoon on Thursday 23 April 2026 from 2.15pm to 3.30pm. In the reviewed 2027 admissions pages captured during this pass, exact 2026 registration, entrance-test and results dates were not exposed in visible text.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 180 | 75.4 | — | 98.9% | 76.1% | 7.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 145 | 74.2 | +0.54 | 98.6% | 74.5% | 7.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 145 | 76.9 | +0.75 | 100.0% | 77.0% | 7.3 |
| 2021/2022 | 142 | 79.3 | +0.73 | 99.0% | 68.0% | 7.5 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Wolverhampton for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 140798 |
| Local authority | Wolverhampton |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher T Young |
| Trust | WOLVERHAMPTON GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | WV6 0BY |
| Latest pupils | 180 |
| FSM eligible | 14.6% |
Contact and identifiers
Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0BY
http://www.wghs.org.ukView local authority page1902551515| DfE number | 5400 |
| UKPRN | 10045645 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2014 |
| GIAS updated | 4 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 21 Jan 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Publication date | 21 Jan 2024 |