Leasowes High SchoolPerryfields Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Leasowes High School and Perryfields Academy are secondary schools.
Leasowes High School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Perryfields Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Perryfields Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Leasowes High School was judged the expected standard and Perryfields Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.8 for Leasowes High School and 43.8 for Perryfields Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Leasowes High School (43.2 in 2021-22, 41.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Perryfields Academy (46.8 in 2021-22, 43.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HalesowenLeasowes High School | OldburyPerryfields Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | D51/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 16th of 18 in Dudley | 16th of 20 in Sandwell | |
| 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 | 1,054 | 817 | |
| Capacity | 1,220 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Halesowen, B62 8PJ | Oldbury, B68 0RG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 | 43.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.2% | 38.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59.5% | 62.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.7% Stronger figure | 31.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.70 | 3.79 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 210 | 200 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,054 | 817 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.4% | 38.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.4% | 22.9% | |
| SEN support | 18.1% | 19.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.8% | 8.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.2% | 26.6% 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.
Leasowes High School
Perryfields Academy
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