Pegasus AcademySt James Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dudley.
Summary of the comparison
Pegasus Academy and St James Academy are secondary schools in Dudley.
Pegasus Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St James Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Pegasus Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Pegasus Academy was judged the expected standard and St James Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.7 for Pegasus Academy and 41.6 for St James Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Pegasus Academy (45.1 in 2021-22, 41.7 in 2025-26) and has risen at St James Academy (38.4 in 2021-22, 41.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DudleyPegasus Academy | DudleySt James Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 19 in Dudley Stronger figure | 14th of 19 in Dudley | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 697 | 867 | |
| Capacity | 730 | 900 | |
| Location | Dudley, DY1 2DU | Dudley, DY1 3JE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.7 Stronger figure | 41.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.2% | 47.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51.8% | 57.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 137 | 164 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 637 | 859 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 46.1% | 51.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 29.0% | 34.7% | |
| SEN support | 20.4% | 11.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% Stronger figure | 11.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.0% Stronger figure | 35.2% | 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.
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