The Pedmore High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 15 2023 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
- 145593
- Address
- Grange Lane, Pedmore, DY9 7HS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 654 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 30.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.6%
White British 48.3%
Pakistani 30.6%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 6.1%
Other 2.3%
Other Asian 2.1%
African 1.8%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.39
- 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 17%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.9
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.93
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 4 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 125 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 119 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| French | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
The Pedmore High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 136
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 151 73 78 |
| Year 8 | 119 59 60 |
| Year 9 | 139 70 69 |
| Year 10 | 117 58 59 |
| Year 11 | 128 71 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 55.0% 57.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 11.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 14.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.1% 1.2% |