Schools in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton has 134 schools, with 106 under City of Wolverhampton Council, 24 in Staffordshire and 4 in Shropshire. Schools in Codsall, Pattingham and Wombourne fall under Staffordshire, not Wolverhampton - families near the western or northern city boundary should confirm which authority serves their local schools.

City of Wolverhampton Council uses straight-line distance as the primary tiebreaker for community schools. Popular primaries in areas such as Tettenhall, Penn and Finchfield - the more affluent western and southern suburbs - can see last-offered distances below 800 metres. The city has a significant number of Church of England and Roman Catholic schools that give priority to practising families.

Wolverhampton is a non-selective city for secondary admissions; families seeking selective education in the West Midlands typically look to grammar schools in Walsall, Sutton Coldfield or Shropshire. City of Wolverhampton Council coordinates admissions each September with a secondary deadline in October.