Beacon Hill Academy
Academy converter · 1,117 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0
Community school
Summerhill School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,093of 1,095 places
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 205
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 9 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Summerhill School has no sixth form. Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 29% moved to a sixth form college, 47% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Physical Education is unusually popular at GCSE: 31% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.6 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Dudley, with 61% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Summerhill School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Dudley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Summerhill School | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 205 | 3,412 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 11% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 29% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 59% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Summerhill School | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.6 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 41% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.59 | 3.69 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 16% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.6 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.9 | 47.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 205 | 100% | 89% | 22% | 20% | 79% |
| Mathematics | 205 | 100% | 88% | 28% | 22% | 85% |
| English Literature | 204 | 100% | 86% | 22% | 21% | 82% |
| History | 143 | 70% | 41% | 25% | 26% | 73% |
| Combined Science | 136 | 66% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 71% |
| Geography | 88 | 43% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 67% |
| Biology | 68 | 33% | 23% | 35% | 45% | 91% |
| Physics | 67 | 33% | 23% | 24% | 46% | 88% |
| Chemistry | 67 | 33% | 23% | 31% | 47% | 87% |
| Business Studies | 65 | 32% | 18% | 9% | 20% | 66% |
| Physical Education | 64 | 31% | 11% | 5% | 24% | 53% |
| Spanish | 53 | 26% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 68% |
| Fine Art | 40 | 20% | 9% | 50% | 28% | 95% |
| French | 35 | 17% | 18% | 40% | 29% | 89% |
| Drama | 29 | 14% | 7% | 14% | 27% | 79% |
| Computer Science | 27 | 13% | 13% | 22% | 30% | 74% |
| Design and Technology | 21 | 10% | 11% | 24% | 23% | 86% |
| Film Studies | 20 | 10% | 1% | 20% | 20% | 50% |
| Textiles | 15 | 7% | 2% | 27% | 27% | 53% |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 7% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 67% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 14 | 7% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 64% |
| Dance | 9 | 4% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 67% |
| Music | 7 | 3% | 5% | 29% | 33% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 2 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 28 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Dudley
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Academy converter · sixth form · 798 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.9
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,038 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.1
Kingswinford Academy
Academy converter · 917 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.3
Leasowes High School
Academy converter · 1,043 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.8
Old Swinford Hospital
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,036 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.