St Edmund's Catholic AcademyWolverhampton Girls' High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wolverhampton.
Summary of the comparison
St Edmund's Catholic Academy and Wolverhampton Girls' High School are secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
St Edmund's Catholic Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wolverhampton Girls' High School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Wolverhampton Girls' High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Edmund's Catholic Academy was judged Good and Wolverhampton Girls' High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.2 for St Edmund's Catholic Academy and 75.4 for Wolverhampton Girls' High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Edmund's Catholic Academy (51.8 in 2021-22, 50.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Wolverhampton Girls' High School (79.3 in 2021-22, 75.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WolverhamptonSt Edmund's Catholic Academy | WolverhamptonWolverhampton Girls' High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100 | B84/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 20 in Wolverhampton | 1st of 20 in Wolverhampton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,128 | 1,213 | |
| Capacity | 896 | 950 | |
| Location | Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU | Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.2 | 75.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.7% | 97.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.7% | 99.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.3% | 76.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | 7.06 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 150 | 180 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 66 | 155 | |
| A-level average points | 35.8 | 43.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.2 | 43.0 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.0% | 43.2% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,128 | 1,213 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.1% | 15.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.0% | 28.2% | |
| SEN support | 13.0% | 3.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 0.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.5% Stronger figure | 4.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.4% Stronger figure | 10.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
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