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The Wordsley School

Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5SP ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Stourbridge. An ungraded Ofsted inspection (February 2024) found the school remains Good but raised concerns, so a full inspection is due next. GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 38.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 120 families put it first for 137 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
906
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Dudley
Academy trust
STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Ashley Weatherhogg
Opened
Jun 2025

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (21 Feb 2024): School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 162 pupils

Attainment 8
38.3
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
29.6%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
49.4%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.36
2023/24 · CI -0.58 to -0.14
This school
38.3
Dudley
43
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 103858), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
137
1st preferences
120
All applications
247
1st prefs per place
0.88
Fewer first choices than places

120 of 120 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 2 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

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Pupils
906
Capacity
915
99% full
Girls / boys
45/55
Mixed
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