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The Wordsley School

Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5SP

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

915

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from The Wordsley School (URN 103858) since 1 June 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

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
Capacity
915 (0% full)
SEND
19.3%
FSM Eligible
36.8%
EAL
8.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.1%
SEN Support
16.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
14.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
63.4
Budget per Pupil
£2,227/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
Academy converter
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
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  • 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

01384816015
aweatherhogg@wordsley.dudley.sch.uk
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Brierley Hill Road

Stourbridge, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
151792
UKPRN
10097831
Establishment No.
4030
Trust
STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST

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