Wolverhampton Girls' High School

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Wolverhampton Girls' High School

Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton WV6 0BY

https://www.wghs.org.uk/

Wolverhampton Girls' High School is a selective academy. It has about 1,150 girls aged between 11 and 18. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attainment, Destinations, Attendance and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Environment, Finances and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		St Peter's Collegiate Academy
0.5		St Edmund's Catholic Academy
1.2		St Regis Church of England Academy
1.4		Smestow Academy
1.5		Thomas Telford University Technical College
1.5		The Royal School, Wolverhampton
1.9		Aldersley High School
2.0		Highfields School
2.2		Colton Hills Community School
2.3		Ormiston NEW Academy
2.4		Heath Park
2.4		Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy

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Attainment: Excellent. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Progress at 16-18 is poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is excellent, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Progress: About average. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is roughly average.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low. There is an entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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