OFSTED
8 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
22 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Dudley
Trust
WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,710
1,710 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
839
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
871
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.3 pts
above England
School
27.1%
Dudley
27.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.4 pts
below England
School
18.9%
Dudley
13.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Dudley
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.6%
1,070
Any other ethnic group
9.9%
170
Pakistani
6.7%
115
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
90
White and Black Caribbean
2.5%
42
White and Asian
2.3%
39
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.2%
209 of
1,710 pupils
8.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.5
7.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.15 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.04 pts
higher than
England
School
8.25%
Dudley
6.50%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.01 pts
higher than
England
School
26.82%
Dudley
17.87%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.59%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.78 pts
higher than
England
School
2.59%
Dudley
2.10%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.6%
8.3 pts
above England
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
100.6%
Dudley
95.0%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.