Old Swinford Hospital
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Dudley
Heath Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 1QX
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
61%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
22.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,036
Capacity used
Has space86%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
61%
1st preference success rate
133 of 219 families who put it first got an offer
156
Places offered
376
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 219 | 133 | ● 61% |
| 2nd preference | 80 | 13 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 7 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 34 | 2 | ● 6% |
| Total | 376 | 155 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Dudley lets families list 5 preferences. 159 applications came from outside the council area (67 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Graeme Wright
- Address
- Heath Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 1QX
- Phone
- 01384817300
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Ward / constituency
- Wollaston & Stourbridge Town · Stourbridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103870
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,036 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 237 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.28 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 71% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 86% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 14% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 93 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.2 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 98 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 92 | 48% | 80% | 90% | |
| English Language | 92 | 40% | 74% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 92 | 30% | 73% | 88% | |
| Combined Science | 61 | 25% | 61% | 79% | |
| Business | 50 | 34% | 72% | 84% | |
| History | 43 | 53% | 77% | 81% | |
| Biology | 31 | 68% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 31 | 87% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 84% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 29 | 31% | 72% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 32% | 77% | 86% | |
| Economics | 21 | 24% | 57% | 71% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 37 | 11% | 30% | 57% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 0% | 6% | 28% | |
| Psychology | 30 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| Business Studies | 30 | 3% | 33% | 50% | |
| Biology | 25 | 4% | 16% | 56% | |
| Physics | 19 | 0% | 16% | 26% | |
| Economics | 15 | 7% | 33% | 60% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 0% | 7% | 33% | |
| History | 13 | 0% | 0% | 54% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 11 | 9% | 36% | 45% | |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 13% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 13331: Old Swinford Hospital
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Dudley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.