Secondary schools in Dudley

There are 19 secondary schools in Dudley, teaching 19,043 pupils. Of the 18 with a score, 4 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 8 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Dudley All schools in Dudley Places within

Pupils from low-income families32%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools4 of 18scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards2inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)141 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full9 of 19schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.8one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Dudley

From Dudley council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 18 secondary schools, 11 of which filled on distance and 6 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

Bishop Milner Catholic College 720 m
Summerhill School 1.2 miles
The Crestwood School 1.2 miles
The Earls High School 1.5 miles
The Dormston School 1.5 miles
Redhill School 1.8 miles
Windsor High School and Sixth Form 2.0 miles
St James Academy 2.2 miles
Ridgewood High School 2.5 miles
Ellowes Hall Sports College 4.7 miles
Kingswinford Academy 4.9 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

The Wordsley School 153 offers for 211 places
The Pedmore High School 110 offers for 150 places
Thorns Collegiate Academy 149 offers for 180 places
Pegasus Academy 121 offers for 146 places
Beacon Hill Academy 240 offers for 242 places
The Link Academy 210 offers for 210 places

Most first choices per place

Bishop Milner Catholic College

1.6 per place

Summerhill School

1.5 per place

The Earls High School

1.3 per place

The Crestwood School

1.1 per place

Leasowes High School

1.1 per place

Windsor High School and Sixth Form

1.1 per place

The Dormston School

1.1 per place

Redhill School

1.0 per place

Source: Dudley council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (19)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Old Swinford HospitalChurch of England · ages 11-18 · Stourbridge	1,036	6%	Good 2022	85	79 to 89
2	Summerhill SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Kingswinford	1,093	10%	Good 2024	80	74 to 84
3	Windsor High School and Sixth FormAcademy · ages 11-18 · Halesowen	1,710	29%	No overall grade 2024	74	67 to 80
4	Redhill SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Stourbridge	1,204	25%	Good 2024	69	60 to 76
5	The Earls High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Halesowen	1,304	22%	Good 2020	62	53 to 70
6	Kingswinford AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Kingswinford	917	22%	Good 2024	54	44 to 65
7	Ridgewood High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Stourbridge	641	28%	Good 2023	54	43 to 65
8	Pegasus AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	697	49%	Report card 2026	52	41 to 64
9	Bishop Milner Catholic CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18	798	32%	Good 2023	41	31 to 51
10	Beacon Hill AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,117	39%	Good 2024	40	30 to 50
11	The Link AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,013	51%	Report card 2026	35	26 to 46
12	The Dormston SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16	1,128	27%	Good 2022	30	22 to 39
13	The Crestwood SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,023	37%	Good 2023	29	22 to 39
14	St James AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	867	50%	Good 2024	27	20 to 36
15	Leasowes High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Halesowen	1,043	35%	No overall grade 2024	27	20 to 35
16	Ellowes Hall Sports CollegeAcademy · ages 11-16	1,038	31%	Good 2023	26	20 to 35
17	The Pedmore High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Stourbridge	647	45%	Good 2023	19	13 to 25
18	Thorns Collegiate AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Brierley Hill	861	37%	Requires improvement 2024	9	6 to 12
	The Wordsley SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Stourbridge	906	40%	Good 2024	–

Secondary schools by town in Dudley

Brierley Hill1 schools Dudley8 schools Halesowen3 schools Kingswinford2 schools Stourbridge5 schools

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.