SCHOOL PROFILE

Pegasus Academy

Secondary Academy converter URN 137390
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 730 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

14 April 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

21 March 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 10 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Dudley
Trust DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 697 697 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 351 50.4% of pupils
Male pupils 346 49.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

49.1%
24.3 pts above England
School 49.1%
Dudley 27.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

30.3%
10.0 pts above England
School 30.3%
Dudley 13.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Dudley 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
37.0%
258
Pakistani
19.5%
136
African
13.9%
97
White and Black Caribbean
5.2%
36
Any other White background
4.4%
31
Indian
4.3%
30
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.8% 131 of 697 pupils
2.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.8%
Dudley 20.7%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.2% 113 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts above
EHC plans 2.6% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 52
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Specific learning difficulty 16
Speech, language & communication 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Other difficulty or disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

44.4 5.2 pts above England
School 44.4
Dudley 36.2
West Midlands 38.3
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 41.2% England 36.0% 5.2 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 66.7% England 51.4% 15.3 pts above England
EBacc entry 5.9% England 30.6% 24.7 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.70 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.35 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.59 pts higher than England
School 8.81%
Dudley 6.50%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

29.04%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.23 pts higher than England
School 29.04%
Dudley 17.87%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.85%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

5.05 pts higher than England
School 6.85%
Dudley 2.10%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.5% 3.2 pts above England
Pegasus Academy
95.5%
Dudley
95.0%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information