Academy converter · Dudley

The Earls High School

11–16Ages
1,304Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137812URN

Furnace Lane, Halesowen, B63 3SL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.1 above Dudley median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Dudley

825 applications for 237 places · 2nd of 19 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.8of 90

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

5th of 19 in Dudley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 15 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
15 January 2020
Graded inspection: 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

3.5applications per place, Year 7

1.1 above Dudley median (2.3) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

825 applications · 237 places offered · 291 named it first

2026 3.5; Dudley median median 2.3
2025 2.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 3.2; Dudley median median 2.1
2023 3.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 3.0; Dudley median median 2.4
2021 3.0; Dudley median median 2.1
2020 3.4; Dudley median median 2.2
2019 3.6; Dudley median median 2.1
2018 3.5; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 3.3; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 3.1; Dudley median median 2.3
2015 3.4; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 3.3; Dudley median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 13 of 13 years.

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	237	825	3.5	291	1.23
Sep 2025	265	756	2.9	287	1.08
Sep 2024	261	842	3.2	328	1.26
Sep 2023	272	829	3.1	297	1.09
Sep 2022	258	780	3.0	254	0.98
Sep 2021	246	729	3.0	196	0.80
Sep 2020	243	824	3.4	253	1.04
Sep 2019	245	888	3.6	275	1.12
Sep 2018	247	864	3.5	329	1.33
Sep 2017	247	808	3.3	233	0.94
Sep 2016	238	748	3.1	270	1.13
Sep 2015	235	787	3.4	272	1.16
Sep 2014	232	767	3.3	299	1.29

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

243 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.85th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%8th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Dudley 61% England 66%

This school
Dudley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	243	46.8	46%	68%	–
2024/25	240	48.2	47%	75%	–
2023/24	235	48.4	49%	69%	−0.02
2022/23	232	45.1	44%	63%	−0.19

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

The Earls High SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
0.7 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Leasowes High School
1.8 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Ormiston Forge Academy
2.8 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Perryfields Academy
3.1 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
3.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
St Michael's Church of England High School
3.4 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Bartley Green School
3.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
Oldbury Academy
4.1 km · Sandwell

2026

2.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137812 · 332/4106
Trust: Stour Vale Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,304 on roll
Free school meals: 21.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: The Earls High School (URN 103860)
Address: Furnace Lane, Halesowen, B63 3SL
Local authority: Dudley

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