The Royal School, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton

Overview

The Royal School, Wolverhampton is a state-funded school (free schools) in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, for pupils aged 4–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Free schools
Establishment group: Free Schools
Phase of education: All-through
Age range: Ages 4–19
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: Boarding school
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 1,454
Pupils on roll: 1,488
URN: 143101

Admissions

Local authority: Wolverhampton
Academy trust or group: THE ROYAL SCHOOL, WOLVERHAMPTON

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 1,480
Pupils on roll: 1,501
Unfilled places at survey date: 0

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

Entry point

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 171
Total preferences: 752
Offers made: 30

First preferences compared with offers

5.7 first preferences per offer

171 first preferences and 30 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	171	752	30
2025/26	205	930	30
2024/25	220	923	28
2023/24	200	856	29
2022/23	211	945	28

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard
School
52%
England
62%
Pupils included: 90
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard
School
3%
England
8%
Pupils included: 90

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 5 March 2025 · Published 6 May 2025
Outcome: Standards maintained

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Penn Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 0EG
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Area: Schools in Wolverhampton

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