It might seem a little presumptious, given that our little one has just turned 5(five), but we have been looking at the latest set of National Secondary School Performance rankings for schools in Wolverhampton. The purpose was twofold. Firstly, to see how Wolverhamptopn fares nationally. Secondly, to see how the local schools compare with each other, see table below.
Rank School School type %A Grade
125 Wolverhampton Girls' High School Gram 54
375 Wolverhampton Grammar School Ind 47
506 Royal Wolverhampton School Ind 36
1190 St Peter's Collegiate CofE School Comp 25
1667 Tettenhall College Incorporated Ind 14
1750 Highfields Science Specialist School Comp 14
1780 St Edmunds Catholic School Comp 16
1965 City of Wolverhampton College Other 10
To say that we were surprised is something of an understatement particularly as our son attended Nursery and Kindergarten at Tettenhall College which is over 1,500 places lower in the rankings than the Girls High School.
Intrigued by this we did some research on and discovered that part of the criteria relating to ranking is determined by the number of students that
undertake examinations, Factoring this in to the equation meant that a fairer comparison would be one between the Royal and Tettenhall College,
i.e. a similar number of students sitting examinations, but the difference in ranking is still in excess of 1,100 places difference !
We agonised over whether or not to continue at Tettenhall after Kindergarten , given the emphasis they place on their academic performance, but it would seem that the facts and figures support our intuition.
So, apart from sharing this information, the other reason for writing is to enquire if anyone has any experience or insights into either the Royal Wolverhampton School or the WolverhamptonGrammar School, i.e. waiting lists. entrance examinations, personal feedback. We appreciate both are independent but given their performance profiles we will be happy to pay the fees in order to obtain the best education.
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