Pegasus Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dudley, DY1 2DU
- Distance
- 1.7km away
The Link Academy
Simms Lane, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 0PB
Local ranking9th of 19 secondary schools in Dudley
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 202
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 80.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1014
- Boys
- 485 (48%)
- Girls
- 528 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (96% full)
- SEND
- 20.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 50.9%
- EAL
- 24.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 17.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 60.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,124/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
Loading chart
- White British: 48.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 25.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.2%
- Black African: 4.8%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Mixed Other: 3.1%
- Other: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
48.0%
White British
25.1%
Asian Pakistani
5.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Simms Lane
Dudley, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 144952
- UKPRN
- 10065089
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST
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