OFSTED
11 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Dudley
Trust
WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
917
917 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
452
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
465
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.7 pts
below England
School
22.1%
Dudley
27.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.8 pts
below England
School
8.5%
Dudley
13.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Dudley
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.1%
634
Pakistani
9.2%
84
Indian
4.1%
38
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
32
White and Asian
2.7%
25
African
2.1%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.1%
138 of
917 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.3
7.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.12 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.20 pts
higher than
England
School
7.42%
Dudley
6.50%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.68 pts
higher than
England
School
21.50%
Dudley
17.87%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.57 pts
higher than
England
School
3.37%
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
102.0%
9.7 pts
above England
Kingswinford Academy
102.0%
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.