Beacon Hill AcademyEllowes Hall Sports College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dudley.
Summary of the comparison
Beacon Hill Academy and Ellowes Hall Sports College are secondary schools in Dudley.
Beacon Hill Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ellowes Hall Sports College scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Beacon Hill Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Beacon Hill Academy was judged Good and Ellowes Hall Sports College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.4 for Beacon Hill Academy and 41.2 for Ellowes Hall Sports College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Beacon Hill Academy (42.4 in 2021-22, 44.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Ellowes Hall Sports College (46.7 in 2021-22, 41.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DudleyBeacon Hill Academy | DudleyEllowes Hall Sports College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 19 in Dudley Stronger figure | 15th of 19 in Dudley | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,117 | 1,038 | |
| Capacity | 1,210 | 1,021 | |
| Location | Dudley, DY3 1BP | Dudley, DY3 2JH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.4 Stronger figure | 41.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.0% Stronger figure | 43.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.8% Stronger figure | 60.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 202 | 207 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 14 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 26.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C- | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,080 | 1,065 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.8% | 28.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.2% | 2.2% | |
| SEN support | 7.1% | 14.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.2% | 9.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.8% | 27.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beacon Hill Academy
Ellowes Hall Sports College
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