OFSTED
25 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Dudley
Trust
STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,204
1,204 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
595
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
609
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.4 pts
above England
School
25.2%
Dudley
27.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.3 pts
below England
School
7.0%
Dudley
13.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Dudley
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.3%
895
Pakistani
7.6%
91
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
60
Any other Asian background
2.7%
32
Unclassified
2.2%
27
Any other White background
2.1%
25
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
15.6%
188 of
1,204 pupils
5.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.2 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
47.8
8.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.19 · 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
6.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.05 pts
higher than
England
School
6.27%
Dudley
6.50%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.49 pts
higher than
England
School
16.31%
Dudley
17.87%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.04%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
higher than
England
School
3.04%
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
102.5%
10.1 pts
above England
Redhill School
102.5%
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.