Secondary schools in Dudley
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Dudley has 19 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,412 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 84% stayed in education (England 86%): 12% in a school sixth form, 12% at a sixth form college, 59% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 33% of students in Dudley went to university (England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 43.0 against 46.1 for England; 41% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Dudley against England
| Measure | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,412 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 59% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Dudley
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (19)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill AcademyAcademy converter | 1,117 | 78% | 1% | 70% | 5% | — | 41.0 | 46% |
| Bishop Milner Catholic CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 798 | 86% | 30% | 45% | 1% | 66% | 45.9 | 40% |
| Ellowes Hall Sports CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,038 | 78% | 11% | 61% | 5% | 0% | 43.1 | 41% |
| Kingswinford AcademyAcademy converter | 917 | 82% | 5% | 59% | 4% | — | 46.3 | 41% |
| Leasowes High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,043 | 84% | 5% | 68% | 4% | — | 41.8 | 36% |
| Old Swinford HospitalVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,036 | 95% | 68% | 16% | 1% | 46% | 59.0 | 71% |
| Pegasus AcademyAcademy converter | 697 | 85% | 2% | 79% | 2% | — | 44.4 | 41% |
| Redhill SchoolAcademy converter | 1,204 | 89% | 8% | 50% | 2% | — | 47.8 | 54% |
| Ridgewood High SchoolAcademy converter | 641 | 79% | 1% | 60% | 5% | — | 46.0 | 42% |
| St James AcademyAcademy converter | 867 | 85% | 3% | 75% | 0% | — | 36.8 | 37% |
| Summerhill SchoolCommunity school | 1,093 | 88% | 11% | 47% | 4% | — | 51.6 | 61% |
| The Crestwood SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,023 | 83% | 20% | 53% | 3% | — | 38.9 | 25% |
| The Dormston SchoolCommunity school | 1,128 | 84% | 4% | 70% | 8% | — | 42.1 | 43% |
| The Earls High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,304 | 87% | 6% | 63% | 4% | — | 48.2 | 47% |
| The Link AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,013 | 76% | 5% | 67% | 2% | — | 40.4 | 33% |
| The Pedmore High SchoolAcademy converter | 647 | 86% | 16% | 65% | 0% | — | 39.6 | 30% |
| The Wordsley SchoolAcademy converter | 906 | 81% | 1% | 66% | 6% | — | 38.3 | 30% |
| Thorns Collegiate AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 861 | 81% | 4% | 67% | 4% | — | 38.7 | 34% |
| Windsor High School and Sixth FormAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,710 | 92% | 42% | 40% | 2% | 59% | 46.5 | 43% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (11)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley College of Technologycollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 21% | — | — |
| Halesowen Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 29% | — | — |
| Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limitedindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.2 | 13% |
| Priory Park Community Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6 | 0% |
| King Edward VI College Stourbridgesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 59% | — | — |
| Halesbury Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 174 | 83% | 0% | 33% | 0% | — | 2.1 | 0% |
| Rosewood Schoolspecial · Community special school | 48 | 63% | 0% | 50% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Sutton Schoolspecial · Foundation special school | 194 | 97% | 0% | 82% | 0% | — | 1.7 | 0% |
| The Wenlock Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 0% |
| The Brier Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 219 | 94% | 0% | 81% | 0% | — | 1.0 | 0% |
| The Old Park Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | — | 100% | 0% | 9% | 0% | — | — | — |