Summerhill SchoolKingswinford Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Kingswinford.
Summary of the comparison
Summerhill School and Kingswinford Academy are secondary schools in Kingswinford.
Summerhill School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kingswinford Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Summerhill School is ahead on our composite score.
Summerhill School was judged Good and Kingswinford Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.6 for Summerhill School and 46.3 for Kingswinford Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Summerhill School (55.5 in 2021-22, 51.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kingswinford Academy (51.3 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | KingswinfordSummerhill School | KingswinfordKingswinford Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 18 in Dudley Stronger figure | 5th of 18 in Dudley | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,091 | 919 | |
| Capacity | 1,095 | 899 | |
| Location | Kingswinford, DY6 9XE | Kingswinford, DY6 7AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 Stronger figure | 46.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60.5% Stronger figure | 41.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.0% Stronger figure | 66.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.0% Stronger figure | 38.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.59 Stronger figure | 4.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 205 | 179 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,091 | 919 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.8% | 21.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.2% | 7.7% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 13.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 7.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.0% Stronger figure | 21.5% | 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.
Summerhill School
Kingswinford Academy
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