Academy converter · Dudley

Ellowes Hall Sports College

11–16Ages
1,038Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
141570URN

Stickley Lane, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.4 below Dudley median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Dudley

349 applications for 185 places · 15th of 19 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.2of 90

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

15th of 19 in Dudley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted'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
Sixth form provision		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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Dudley median (2.3) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

349 applications · 185 places offered · 164 named it first

2026 1.9; Dudley median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 1.6; Dudley median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Dudley median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2020 2.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Dudley median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.6; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 2.8; Dudley median median 2.3
2015 2.4; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Ellowes Hall Sports College (URN 103871), the previous school.

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	185	349	1.9	164	0.89
Sep 2025	214	362	1.7	170	0.79
Sep 2024	208	339	1.6	164	0.79
Sep 2023	213	320	1.5	160	0.75
Sep 2022	173	327	1.9	136	0.79
Sep 2021	218	410	1.9	185	0.85
Sep 2020	219	466	2.1	216	0.99
Sep 2019	224	506	2.3	236	1.05
Sep 2018	199	466	2.3	218	1.10
Sep 2017	198	516	2.6	235	1.19
Sep 2016	199	563	2.8	278	1.40
Sep 2015 *	195	464	2.4	261	1.34
Sep 2014 *	197	452	2.3	237	1.20

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

207 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.215th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%9th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Dudley 61% England 66%

This school
Dudley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.46

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	207	41.2	44%	60%	–
2024/25	209	43.1	41%	58%	–
2023/24	208	41.1	35%	57%	−0.46
2022/23	220	41.1	35%	57%	−0.33

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

Ellowes Hall Sports CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Beacon Hill Academy
1.5 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.1applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
The Dormston School
1.8 km · Dudley

Good2022

2.5applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Bishop Milner Catholic College
2.0 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Pegasus Academy
3.0 km · Dudley

2026

1.9applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
St James Academy
3.1 km · Dudley

Good2024

1.7applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Colton Hills Community School
3.9 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Kingswinford Academy
3.9 km · Dudley

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
The Crestwood School
4.3 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.8Attainment 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: 141570 · 332/5401
Trust: Invictus Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,021 pupils · 1,038 on roll
Free school meals: 31.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: Ellowes Hall Sports College (URN 103871)
Address: Stickley Lane, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2JH
Local authority: Dudley

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