Holly Lodge High School College of Science

Holly Lane, Smethwick, B67 7JG

Local ranking5th of 21 secondary schools in Sandwell

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1650

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 42.1
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 34.7%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 54.2%
Entering EBacc: 11.6%
EBacc APS: 3.6
Cohort Size: 277

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 91.0%
Continued in education: 89.0%
Apprenticeships: 1.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 4.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 83.0%
Higher education: 76.0%
Apprenticeships: 1.0%
Employment: 6.0%
Not sustained: 10.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

32.8

Avg Points/Entry

41.2

Best 3 A-Levels

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 10.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 32.9
16-18 Cohort: 248

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1643
Boys: 831 (51%)
Girls: 812 (49%)
Capacity: 1650 (100% full)
SEND: 11.8%
FSM Eligible: 44.1%
EAL: 50.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.5%
SEN Support: 10.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 15.9:1
Teachers (FTE): 102.1
Budget per Pupil: £7,474/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.4%
Persistent Absence: 24.3%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

Asian Pakistani: 24.9%
Asian Indian: 23.6%
Asian Bangladeshi: 16.0%
Asian Other: 9.9%
White Other: 4.5%
Other: 4.5%
White British: 3.6%
Mixed Other: 2.7%

24.9%

Asian Pakistani

23.6%

Asian Indian

16.0%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01215580691

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Holly Lane

Smethwick, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 104018
UKPRN: 10015760
Establishment No.: 4138
Trust: The Smethwick Health and Wellbeing Education Trust