The Earls High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 16 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 137812
- Address
- Furnace Lane, B63 3SL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1262 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.0%
White British 71.1%
Mixed 8%
Other 4.6%
Pakistani 3.6%
Unclassified 3.5%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other White 1.5%
African 1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.1
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.89
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 85 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 73 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 84 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
The Earls High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 261
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 328
- 2nd preference
- 355
- 3rd preference
- 86
- From another Local Authority
- 223
Offers
- 1st preference
- 252
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 278 133 145 |
| Year 8 | 259 129 130 |
| Year 9 | 247 122 125 |
| Year 10 | 243 133 110 |
| Year 11 | 235 112 123 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 83.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 59.0% 57.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 11.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 14.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.1% 1.2% |