The Royal School, Wolverhampton
All-through · Free schools · Ages 4–19 · Wolverhampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From City of Wolverhampton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
The Royal School, Wolverhampton is an all-through school in Wolverhampton for ages 4–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Wolverhampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Royal School, Wolverhampton catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2026 Reception: 123 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 88 offers went to first-choice families, and 35 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- No last distance was published for Reception 2026.
- In 2024/25 the A level average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wolverhampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0EG
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–19
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,488 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “It is notable how much pupils enjoy coming to The Royal School.”
- “This is because the school provides a wide set of rich opportunities for all pupils.”
- “As one pupil, typical of many, stated, ‘students from all backgrounds are given opportunities to lead, grow and progress’.”
To improve
- “That said, there are some inconsistencies in the teaching of the curriculum which can mean that some pupils learn less effectively.”
- “This is typically when misconceptions are not addressed, or the selection of activities to extend pupils’ understanding does not build on what pupils already know.”
- “These inconsistencies, although not common, can be found in the primary phase, as well as higher up the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 123 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 88 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 171 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Wolverhampton.
- Progress Schools - Wolverhampton 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wolverhampton Grammar School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Kairos Academy (KS4) 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Kairos Academy (KS3) 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Park Lodge School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Broadmeadow Special School 1.3 mi Good
- The Vireo Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Penn Hall School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade