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Our Education

AWARD WINNING EDUCATION IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK

Wolverhampton Grammar School is an extraordinary school. Founded in 1512, it's one of the oldest schools in the country, within easy access of the wider West Midlands, Staffordshire and Shropshire thanks to flexible school bus links.

The independent day school has expanded its provision to incorporate Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Wolverhampton Grammar School is a fully all-through school, providing the opportunity for children of all school ages (4-18) to join a truly unique community and experience its award-winning approach to education. Means-tested bursaries and scholarships are available for exceptional and deserving applicants to the Senior and Sixth Form.

If you’ve never visited the stunning 25 acre campus, you can register at any time for an open event or personal tour. Simply visit www. wgs.org.uk/openday to register for events that are taking place across the coming months.

First priority is the happiness of your child

Children at Wolverhampton Grammar School receive pastoral care like nowhere else – that’s because happy children do well, thrive, and leave the school with excellent exam results and the confidence to embrace whatever opportunities come their way in their young adult lives.

Your child will never feel alone at Wolverhampton Grammar School. Assistant Head in charge of Pastoral Care, Claudine Jones, leads a team of staff to support and work with families. Support includes a dedicated, expert pastoral team, school counsellor and annual adolescent mental health tracking using the latest digital tools. Academic excellence

The staff are totally committed to providing the best teaching and learning experience for your child – something that continued in lockdown, thanks to high expertise in online delivery. Wolverhampton Grammar School offers a very wide range of subjects, from sciences to humanities, creative arts to languages. The timetable is built around the academic choices that the students make. They grow up to be confident, curious and independent-minded, and their academic achievements speak for themselves. Despite the pressures of the pandemic, students were awarded stellar results at GCSE and A Level. Sixth Form students are also able to study towards Cambridge Technical and BTEC awards in a range of subjects. Sixth Form students achieved the highest number of A*- A grades for over 10 years, with 66% of entries receiving nothing but the top two grades. Alongside, 165 A* – B grades awarded (85% of all students). At GCSE, 641 Grade 9, 8 or 7 awards (equivalent to A* and A) – 79% of all grades were awarded. Students in Years 11 and 13 enjoyed another exceptional year with 100% pass rate.

The School offers a tailored and individual approach to UCAS and Careers support and students can expect the very best preparation possible when it comes to life after school. Interested to learn more?

Simply visit the website to register for an open event or to book an individual school tour www.wgs.org.uk/openday Alternatively please contact the Admissions team at Wolverhampton Grammar School Telephone 01902 422939 Email admissions@wgs-sch.net.

Our Education

SUCCEEDING IS ACHIEVING

At Bromsgrove, we believe pupils are happiest when they are succeeding. We offer an all-round education, combining academic excellence with a richness of opportunity. Pupils engage enthusiastically with knowledge, embrace new ideas and are intellectually stimulated. We pride ourselves on the outstanding opportunities available, both inside and outside the classroom, whether at Nursery, Pre-Prep, Preparatory or Senior School.

Bromsgrove pupils achieve first division academic performance not only in GCSEs, but also A levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTECs in Sport and Business. We teach and learn with passion and flair, but insist upon academic rigour. However, we recognise that there is little point in getting top grades if you are unable to engage with other people. So, each and every day at Bromsgrove there is time dedicated for developing other vital life and social skills. The breadth and success of our extra curricula offer is astonishing. Our sport has ranked us in the top six of all UK independent schools for the last seven years, not in one particular sport but across 26 sports. And in addition to the 280 sports teams we put out and all the musical ensembles, choirs and orchestras, our pupils have 110 other activities to choose from each week.

There are easier schools to choose than Bromsgrove. We are proud of our 500 year old school. It is traditional, disciplined and very down to earth but it really is a dynamic and exciting place to be. Our mission is for Bromsgrovians to leave us as happy, creative, moral citizens who live motivated, fulfilled lives whilst enriching the lives of others and should you wish to visit to meet our young people and see what we do, you would be most welcome.