Wolverhampton Girls' High School

Wolverhampton Girls' High School is a grammar school for girls in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. Overview Wolverhampton Girls' High School, founded in 1911, educates girls from the age of 11 to 18. There are some 1015 girls enrolled, including about two hundred in the sixth form. It was previously awarded the status of Language College in the UK's Specialist Schools Programme, and converted to academy status on 1 April 2014. Entrance Entry to the school is via the Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton Grammar Schools Consortium (Adams' Grammar, Newport Girls High, Queen Mary Grammar and High School and Wolverhampton Girls High School), testing Maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning. These tests take place during Year 6 of primary education (in September). 11+ examinations must be taken in order to be enrolled in the school. Curriculum There used to be four forms according to which house a student belonged to, however the school now has six forms in each year. Subjects are taught in form groups in years 7 to 9 and then in option groups for the more senior years.