OFSTED
25 April 2023
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
INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,038
1,038 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
491
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
547
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.5 pts
above England
School
31.3%
Dudley
27.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.7 pts
below England
School
3.6%
Dudley
13.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Dudley
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.7%
848
White and Black Caribbean
4.4%
46
Any other White background
2.4%
25
African
2.2%
23
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
17
Caribbean
1.5%
16
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
17.2%
178 of
1,038 pupils
3.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 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
43.1
3.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.46 · 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
9.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.04 pts
higher than
England
School
9.26%
Dudley
6.50%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.29 pts
higher than
England
School
27.10%
Dudley
17.87%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.08 pts
higher than
England
School
3.89%
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
101.7%
9.3 pts
above England
Ellowes Hall Sports College
101.7%
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.