OFSTED
14 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
18 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Dudley
Trust
ASCENT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
219
219 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
60
27.4% of pupils
Male pupils
159
72.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.6 pts
above England
School
43.4%
Dudley
27.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Dudley
13.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
74.0%
162
White and Black Caribbean
5.5%
12
Pakistani
4.1%
9
African
3.2%
7
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
5
Unclassified
2.3%
5
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
100.0%
219 of
219 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
107.9%
28.1 pts
above England
The Brier School
107.9%
Dudley
78.3%
West Midlands
76.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.