Academy converter · Dudley

The Pedmore High School

11–16Ages
647Pupils
SecondaryPhase
145593URN

Grange Lane, Pedmore, Stourbridge, DY9 7HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Dudley median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Dudley

215 applications for 92 places · 10th of 19 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.5of 90

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

19th of 19 in Dudley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

15 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 January 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as Pedmore Technology College and Community School, URN 103859

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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

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

215 applications · 92 places offered · 76 named it first

2026 2.3; Dudley median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 1.8; Dudley median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Dudley median median 2.4
2021 1.8; Dudley median median 2.1
2020 1.8; Dudley median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Dudley median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Dudley median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Pedmore Technology College and Community School (URN 103859), 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	92	215	2.3	76	0.83
Sep 2025	125	208	1.7	83	0.66
Sep 2024	136	239	1.8	104	0.76
Sep 2023	134	221	1.7	108	0.81
Sep 2022	107	210	2.0	92	0.86
Sep 2021	124	224	1.8	98	0.79
Sep 2020	120	215	1.8	80	0.67
Sep 2019	135	207	1.5	67	0.50
Sep 2018 *	103	179	1.7	61	0.59
Sep 2017 *	116	178	1.5	68	0.59
Sep 2016 *	122	191	1.6	69	0.57
Sep 2015 *	114	188	1.7	70	0.61
Sep 2014 *	116	202	1.7	89	0.77

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

128 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.519th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths22%19th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths41%

Dudley 61% England 66%

This school
Dudley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	128	35.5	22%	41%	–
2024/25	111	39.6	30%	54%	–
2023/24	126	41.0	37%	55%	−0.36
2022/23	104	36.9	17%	39%	−0.39

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 Pedmore High SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 35.5Attainment 8
Redhill School
1.0 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
Old Swinford Hospital
1.2 km · Dudley

2026

2.4applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
Thorns Collegiate Academy
2.1 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2024

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

Good2022

2.1applications per place 57.6Attainment 8
Ridgewood High School
3.3 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Hagley Catholic High School
3.5 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.8applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
4.5 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 44.2Attainment 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: 145593 · 332/4105
Trust: Invictus Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 787 pupils · 647 on roll
Free school meals: 44.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Pedmore Technology College and Community School (URN 103859)
Address: Grange Lane, Pedmore, Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Local authority: Dudley

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