Summerhill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 103854
- Address
- Lodge Lane, DY6 9XE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1054 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 89.9%
Mixed 3.6%
Indian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other White 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.8
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.46
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Summerhill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 234
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 114
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 110 105 |
| Year 8 | 209 102 107 |
| Year 9 | 213 109 104 |
| Year 10 | 209 97 112 |
| Year 11 | 208 120 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 83.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 52.0% 57.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 11.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 14.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.1% 1.2% |