Windsor High School and Sixth Form
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 136618
- Address
- Richmond Street, B63 4BB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1760 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 18.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 63%
Other 11.1%
Mixed 10.5%
Pakistani 6.5%
Indian 1.7%
African 1.4%
Other White 1.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 64%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 46 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 57 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 49 |
| Dance | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 287
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 225
- 3rd preference
- 124
- From another Local Authority
- 124
Offers
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 27
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 294 142 152 |
| Year 8 | 293 167 126 |
| Year 9 | 290 136 154 |
| Year 10 | 292 157 135 |
| Year 11 | 276 142 134 |
| Year 12 | 149 79 70 |
| Year 13 | 166 72 94 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 59.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 42.0% 12.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 12.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 54.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 21.0% 14.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 2.4% |