The Earls High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 25 2025 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
- 1293 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 3.2% |
| Pakistani | 3.9% |
| Other | 4.2% |
| Mixed | 7.8% |
| White British | 73.7% |
| Unclassified | 1.9% |
| Other Asian | 1.6% |
| African | 1.2% |
| Other White | 1.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.4% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
| Other Black | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 33% |
| Local authority average | 31% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 47% |
| Local authority average | 41% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 48.2 |
| Local authority average | 43 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.22 |
| Local authority average | 3.69 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 92 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The Earls High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 265
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 287
- 2nd preference
- 321
- 3rd preference
- 89
- From another Local Authority
- 187
Offers
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 37
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 271 132 139 |
| Year 8 | 278 134 144 |
| Year 9 | 261 129 132 |
| Year 10 | 243 122 121 |
| Year 11 | 240 129 111 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 59.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 12.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 12.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.2% 3.0% |