The Royal School, Wolverhampton

General Information

Address: Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0EG
Phone: 01902341230
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Tom Macdonald
Age range: 4-19 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Number of pupils: 1488
School capacity: 1454
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 406
% eligible for free school meals: 33.1%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 59 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 40 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 29 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 17 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 14 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,685 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #4 of 65 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#2St Martin's Church of England Primary School£9,330
#3Bushbury Hill Primary School£8,937
#4The Royal School, Wolverhampton£8,685
#5Stow Heath Primary School£8,553
#6Long Knowle Primary School£8,276

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Wednesfield Technology Primary£13,208
#2St Martin's Church of England Primary School£9,330
#3Bushbury Hill Primary School£8,937
#4The Royal School, Wolverhampton£8,685
#5Stow Heath Primary School£8,553
#6Long Knowle Primary School£8,276
#7Castlecroft Primary School£8,229
#8West Park Primary School£8,144
#9Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School£7,927
#10St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School£7,920
#11Berrybrook Primary School£7,912
#12Palmers Cross Primary School£7,897
#13Springdale Primary School£7,897
#14Graiseley Primary School£7,645
#15Bushbury Lane Academy£7,573
#16Warstones Primary School£7,565
#17Whitgreave Primary School£7,472
#18St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy£7,456
#19SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy£7,425
#20Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy£7,419
#21Field View Primary School£7,368
#22St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy£7,320
#23St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School£7,260
#24St Stephen's Church of England Primary School£7,260
#25Edward the Elder Primary School£7,211
#26Bilston Church of England Primary School£7,181
#27Eastfield Primary School£7,095
#28Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy£7,065
#29Lanesfield Primary School£7,032
#30Loxdale Primary School£7,022
#31Manor Primary School£7,010
#32Stowlawn Primary School£6,974
#33Grove Primary Academy£6,962
#34Woden Primary School£6,961
#35Wood End Primary School£6,952
#36Trinity CofE Primary Academy£6,943
#37Rakegate Primary School£6,917
#38SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery£6,914
#39St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy£6,855
#40East Park Academy£6,852
#41Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton£6,819
#42Wodensfield Primary School£6,807
#43St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy£6,794
#44Wilkinson Primary School£6,741
#45Claregate Primary School£6,593
#46Dunstall Hill Primary School£6,517
#47St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery£6,482
#48Parkfield Primary School£6,406
#49St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy£6,395
#50Spring Vale Primary School£6,318
#51D'Eyncourt Primary School£6,236
#52Villiers Primary School£6,228
#53Elston Hall Primary School£6,193
#54Hill Avenue Academy£6,191
#55Goldthorn Park Primary School£6,143
#56St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy£6,142
#57St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy£6,102
#58Perry Hall Primary School£6,070
#59Woodthorne Primary School£6,007
#60Oak Meadow Primary School£5,981
#61Northwood Park Primary School£5,840
#62Bhylls Acre Primary School£5,579
#63Woodfield Primary School£5,492
#64St Andrew's Church of England Primary School£4,826
#65St Michael's CofE Primary Academy£3,532

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