Voluntary aided school · Dudley

Old Swinford Hospital

11–18Ages
1,036Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
103870URN

Heath Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 1QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Dudley median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Dudley

400 applications for 167 places · 9th of 19 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

57.9of 90

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

1st of 19 in Dudley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision				Needs attention
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Dudley median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

400 applications · 167 places offered · 230 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Dudley median median 2.3
2025 2.4; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2020 2.6; Dudley median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Dudley median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 1.8; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 2.2; Dudley median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 2.2; Dudley median median 2.4

This school
Dudley median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	167	400	2.4	230	1.38
Sep 2025	156	376	2.4	219	1.40
Sep 2024	165	350	2.1	240	1.45
Sep 2023	149	327	2.2	187	1.26
Sep 2022	142	340	2.4	204	1.44
Sep 2021	135	285	2.1	174	1.29
Sep 2020	67	173	2.6	103	1.54
Sep 2019	86	171	2.0	110	1.28
Sep 2018	80	145	1.8	87	1.09
Sep 2017	74	132	1.8	82	1.11
Sep 2016	46	99	2.2	47	1.02
Sep 2015	41	85	2.1	51	1.24
Sep 2014	49	110	2.2	58	1.18

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

150 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)57.91st of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths71%1st of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths89%

Dudley 61% England 66%

This school
Dudley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.44

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	150	57.9	71%	89%	–
2024/25	93	59.0	71%	86%	–
2023/24	88	58.5	69%	86%	+0.44
2022/23	82	55.1	63%	90%	+0.41

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Old Swinford HospitalThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
Redhill School
0.5 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
The Pedmore High School
1.2 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 35.5Attainment 8
Ridgewood High School
2.2 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Thorns Collegiate Academy
2.7 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
3.0 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 57.6Attainment 8
Hagley Catholic High School
3.2 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
The Wordsley School
3.3 km · Dudley

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.8applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
The Crestwood School
4.5 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 103870 · 332/5400
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,036 on roll
Free school meals: 5.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Heath Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 1QX
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources