OFSTED
4 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
867
867 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
432
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
435
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
25.3 pts
above England
School
50.1%
Dudley
27.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.3 pts
above England
School
34.6%
Dudley
13.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Dudley
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.9%
285
Pakistani
14.9%
129
African
12.6%
109
Any other White background
5.4%
47
White and Black Caribbean
5.3%
46
Indian
5.2%
45
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
15.2%
132 of
867 pupils
5.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 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
36.8
2.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.11 · 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
11.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.29 pts
higher than
England
School
11.51%
Dudley
6.50%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.42 pts
higher than
England
School
35.24%
Dudley
17.87%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.72 pts
higher than
England
School
9.52%
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
96.3%
4.0 pts
above England
St James Academy
96.3%
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.