Wolverhampton's best and worst secondary schools for GCSE results revealed in new rankings

New figures from the Department for Education show how all 20 state secondary schools in the city performed in this summer's GCSE examinations, based on the proportion of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both English and maths.

Wolverhampton Girls' High School topped the rankings by a considerable margin, with 97.7 per cent of pupils achieving the benchmark, placing it among the highest-performing secondary schools in England.

However, the figures also reveal significant differences in attainment across the city, with the lowest-performing school recording a figure of just 20.2 per cent.

Across Wolverhampton, 43.2 per cent of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of 46.3 per cent.

The results, published on October 16, are provisional and are due to be revised by the Department for Education in February 2027.

Wolverhampton's highest-performing schools

Wolverhampton Girls' High School was the city's standout performer, with its 97.7 per cent figure placing it 65th out of 3,288 secondary schools nationally.

The school, which was rated Outstanding by Ofsted following an inspection in November 2023, has maintained consistently high GCSE results in recent years.

In 2023, 99 per cent of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths, followed by 97.2 per cent in both 2024 and 2025.

The school's latest Attainment 8 score, which measures achievement across eight GCSE subjects, was 75.1, significantly above the England average of 46.2.

It also topped Wolverhampton's A-level rankings in the latest available figures, with pupils achieving an average grade of B+ in 2025.

Thomas Telford University Technical College was the city's second-highest-performing school for GCSEs, with 61.5 per cent of pupils reaching the benchmark.

The result represents a slight improvement on the previous year's figure of 61.1 per cent and places the school 554th nationally.

The college was inspected by Ofsted in October 2024, when its behaviour and attitudes, personal development and sixth-form provision were all rated Outstanding.

Highfields School completed the top three, with 55.9 per cent of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths.

Although comfortably ahead of the national average, the figure was down from 59.1 per cent in 2025.

Highfields was inspected under Ofsted's new report-card system in February 2026, receiving a Strong standard judgement for achievement, inclusion, and attendance and behaviour.

Heath Park was fourth in the city's rankings with 51.3 per cent, followed closely by St Edmund's Catholic Academy on 50.8 per cent.

These were the only five schools in Wolverhampton where more than half of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths.

Schools at the bottom of the rankings

At the other end of the table, St Regis Church of England Academy recorded the lowest figure in Wolverhampton, with 20.2 per cent of pupils achieving the benchmark.

St Matthias School was second from bottom on 23.9 per cent, followed by Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy on 24.5 per cent.

Ormiston NEW Academy recorded 26.5 per cent, while Moreton School completed the bottom five with 30.4 per cent.

The difference between the highest and lowest-performing schools was 77.5 percentage points, highlighting the considerable variation in GCSE attainment across Wolverhampton.

However, the figures measure the proportion of pupils reaching a particular academic benchmark and do not account for differences in pupils' starting points, individual circumstances or the progress made during their secondary education.

The Department for Education's Progress 8 measure, which takes account of pupils' previous attainment, has not been calculated for 2025 or 2026 because of the disruption to earlier assessments during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Every Wolverhampton secondary school ranked

The full rankings, based on the percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both English and maths in 2026, are:

1. Wolverhampton Girls' High School - 97.7%
2. Thomas Telford University Technical College - 61.5%
3. Highfields School - 55.9%
4. Heath Park - 51.3%
5. St Edmund's Catholic Academy - 50.8%
6. Wednesfield Academy - 49.2%
7. The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton - 48.4%
8. Smestow Academy - 47.8%
9. St Peter's Collegiate Academy - 46.4%
10. The Royal School, Wolverhampton - 46.0%
11. Coppice Performing Arts School - 43.9%
12. Aldersley High School - 41.3%
13. Moseley Park - 41.0%
14. Colton Hills Community School - 39.9%
15. Ormiston SWB Academy - 32.5%
16. Moreton School - 30.4%
17. Ormiston NEW Academy - 26.5%
18. Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy - 24.5%
19. St Matthias School - 23.9%
20. St Regis Church of England Academy - 20.2%

Of the 20 schools, nine exceeded the national average of 46.3 per cent, while 11 fell below it.

The figures also show that just three schools in Wolverhampton achieved results above 55 per cent, while five recorded figures below one-third.

The rankings have been compiled by UK in Numbers using official Department for Education data for the 2025/26 academic year.

The figures are based on the proportion of pupils achieving a strong pass, equivalent to grade 5 or above, in both English and maths, rather than the proportion achieving a standard grade 4 pass.

The full results and individual school performance figures can be viewed on the UK in Numbers Wolverhampton schools website.