Academy converter · Dudley

The Wordsley School

11–16Ages
906Pupils
SecondaryPhase
151792URN

Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5SP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2015

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Dudley median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Dudley

247 applications for 137 places · 17th of 19 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.9of 90

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

18th of 19 in Dudley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2015

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

21 February 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as The Wordsley School, URN 103858
20 May 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as The Wordsley School, URN 103858

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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

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

247 applications · 137 places offered · 120 named it first

2026 1.8; Dudley median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Dudley median median 2.1; as the previous school
2024 1.8; Dudley median median 2.1; as the previous school
2023 1.7; Dudley median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Dudley median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.7; Dudley median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as The Wordsley School (URN 103858), 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	137	247	1.8	120	0.88
Sep 2025 *	147	245	1.7	122	0.83
Sep 2024 *	179	324	1.8	153	0.85
Sep 2023 *	223	369	1.7	171	0.77
Sep 2022 *	191	356	1.9	179	0.94
Sep 2021 *	183	370	2.0	159	0.87
Sep 2020 *	175	386	2.2	167	0.95
Sep 2019 *	157	429	2.7	200	1.27
Sep 2018 *	157	348	2.2	149	0.95
Sep 2017 *	165	404	2.5	203	1.23
Sep 2016 *	151	353	2.3	174	1.15
Sep 2015 *	151	349	2.3	184	1.22
Sep 2014 *	139	251	1.8	121	0.87

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

176 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.918th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths26%18th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%

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.)	176	36.9	26%	45%	–
2024/25 *	162	38.3	30%	49%	–
2023/24 *	165	37.0	30%	49%	−0.36
2022/23 *	150	42.3	36%	58%	−0.24

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 Wordsley SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Kingswinford Academy
2.4 km · Dudley

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Thorns Collegiate Academy
2.6 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
Summerhill School
2.7 km · Dudley

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Ridgewood High School
3.0 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Redhill School
3.0 km · Dudley

Good2024

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

2026

2.4applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
The Pedmore High School
3.7 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 35.5Attainment 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: 151792 · 332/4030
Trust: Stour Vale Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 915 pupils · 906 on roll
Free school meals: 39.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2025
Replaced: The Wordsley School (URN 103858)
Address: Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5SP
Local authority: Dudley

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