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
- 658 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 30.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.5%
White British 49.5%
Pakistani 29.9%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 5.2%
African 2.3%
Other 2.3%
Other Asian 1.5%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.16
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 1 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 107 |
Admissions
The Pedmore High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 125
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 145 68 77 |
| Year 8 | 145 68 77 |
| Year 9 | 120 63 57 |
| Year 10 | 136 69 67 |
| Year 11 | 112 55 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 59.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 12.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 12.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.2% 3.0% |