Gospel Oak School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Sept 30 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 135599
- Address
- Bilston Road, Gospel Oak, DY4 0BZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1210 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 14%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 64.5%
Mixed 9.4%
Unclassified 6.9%
Indian 5.2%
Other White 3.7%
Caribbean 2.3%
African 1.9%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 1.5%
Other Asian 1.4%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 34%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.8
Local authority average 41.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.63
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 40 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
Gospel Oak School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 69
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 67
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 36
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 114 104 |
| Year 8 | 233 115 118 |
| Year 9 | 231 116 115 |
| Year 10 | 226 127 99 |
| Year 11 | 216 111 105 |
| Year 12 | 50 21 29 |
| Year 13 | 36 20 16 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 55.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 25.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SP 5.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.6% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 46.0% 59.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 8.0% 13.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 2.4% |