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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 July 2015Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry566 applications · 179 places offered · 113 named it first
- 2026 3.2; Dudley median median 2.3
- 2025 2.8; Dudley median median 2.1
- 2024 3.2; Dudley median median 2.1
- 2023 3.0; Dudley median median 2.2
- 2022 3.0; Dudley median median 2.4
- 2021 3.1; Dudley median median 2.1
- 2020 3.2; Dudley median median 2.2
- 2019 3.2; Dudley median median 2.1
- 2018 3.5; Dudley median median 2.2
- 2017 3.3; Dudley median median 2.4
- 2016 3.2; Dudley median median 2.3
- 2015 3.4; Dudley median median 2.3
- 2014 3.5; 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 | 179 | 566 | 3.2 | 113 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2025 | 177 | 488 | 2.8 | 103 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2024 | 186 | 586 | 3.2 | 144 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2023 | 196 | 592 | 3.0 | 159 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2022 | 186 | 566 | 3.0 | 161 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2021 | 185 | 580 | 3.1 | 140 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2020 | 174 | 557 | 3.2 | 147 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2019 | 168 | 536 | 3.2 | 117 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2018 | 160 | 561 | 3.5 | 124 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2017 | 188 | 625 | 3.3 | 163 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2016 | 179 | 574 | 3.2 | 136 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2015 | 187 | 642 | 3.4 | 192 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2014 | 175 | 612 | 3.5 | 168 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 178 | 50.9 | 58% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 179 | 46.3 | 41% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 178 | 46.1 | 48% | 61% | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 169 | 47.4 | 44% | 63% | +0.23 |
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
- Kingswinford AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.2applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · DudleyRemains Good20243.0applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · DudleyRemains Good20232.3applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · DudleyRemains Good · concerns noted20241.8applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · DudleyGood20231.9applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · Dudley20261.9applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · Staffordshire20261.7applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · DudleyGood20232.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 4.9 km · DudleyRemains Good20233.5applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137773 · 332/5402
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 899 pupils · 917 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2012
- Replaced
- The Kingswinford School & Science College (URN 103872)
- Address
- Water Street, Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
- Local authority
- Dudley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources