West Midlands' highest-achieving schools: See top 10s as Wolverhampton school features in Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026

A Wolverhampton school has been ranked in the prestigious Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026 top 10.

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By Megan Jones

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The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026 ranks the country's highest-achieving secondary schools and is considered the most authoritative survey of the UK's top schools.

And this year one local school has ranked among the best in the region - with Wolverhampton Girls' High School named in the top 10 state secondary schools in the West Midlands.

The school, which was last year again rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, ranked as the eighth in the region and in 61st place nationally.

Wolverhampton Girls' High School joins Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield and Newport Girls' High School in Shropshire in the top 10 ranking.

Helen Davies, editor of The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide, said: “The educational landscape is testing – budget challenges, rising student mental health issues, special educational needs and an increasingly uncertain future.

"But there is also so much to celebrate from the dedication of teachers who are finding ever more innovative and impactful ways to enrich their students and give them the very best start in life.

“As well as celebrating the academic excellence of the top schools it is uplifting to see how they are shaping their students to be ready for the 21st century, and instilling a lifelong love of learning.”

The national database of more than 2,000 schools is fully searchable by name, local authority, town and postcode and is available online on The Times website from today, December 5.