The Wordsley School

Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5SP

Secondary

Phase

915

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 May 2025 and continues as The Wordsley School (URN 151792) (opened 1 June 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 38.3 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 29.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 49.4% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 11.7% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.2 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 162

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 90.0%
Continued in education: 81.0%
Apprenticeships: 6.0%
Employment: 3.0%
Not sustained: 8.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 933
Boys: 516 (55%)
Girls: 417 (45%)
Capacity: 915 (102% full)
SEND: 19.3%
FSM Eligible: 36.8%
EAL: 8.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.1%
SEN Support: 16.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 14.7:1
Teachers (FTE): 63.4
Budget per Pupil: £9,162/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 9.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 28.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 79.5%
Asian Pakistani: 6.5%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.3%
Black African: 1.9%
Asian Indian: 1.7%
White Other: 1.2%
White Irish: 1.1%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%

79.5%

White British

6.5%

Asian Pakistani

3.3%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Brierley Hill Road

Stourbridge, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 103858
UKPRN: 10016055
Establishment No.: 4030

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