Ellowes Hall Sports College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 26 2023 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
- 141570
- Address
- Stickley Lane, Lower Gornal, DY3 2JH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1061 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 82.1%
Mixed 7.6%
Other White 2.5%
African 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.1
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.18
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 73 |
Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 45 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 60 |
Tourism | Technical Award | 55 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
Biology | GCSE | 24 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Ellowes Hall Sports College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 220 115 105 |
Year 8 | 189 104 85 |
Year 9 | 209 109 100 |
Year 10 | 212 107 105 |
Year 11 | 209 114 95 |
Year 12 | 22 6 16 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 79.0% 83.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 58.0% 57.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 11.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 14.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 7.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.5% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |