Aldridge School - A Science College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Walsall
Tynings Lane, Walsall, WS9 0BG
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
25.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,629
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
1,489 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
188 of 207 families who put it first got an offer
262
Places offered
821
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 207 | 188 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 215 | 45 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 185 | 13 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 214 | 16 | ● 7% |
| Total | 821 | 262 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Walsall lets families list 5 preferences. 75 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Barry Worth
- Address
- Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BG
- Phone
- 01922743988
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward / constituency
- Aldridge Central & South · Aldridge-Brownhills
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137974
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE MERCIAN TRUST
1,629 pupils · 1,489 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
26 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,436 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
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 | 44.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.27 | — | — |
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 | 45.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 271 | — |
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 | 28.55 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 86 | — |
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 | 267 | 16% | 48% | 71% | |
| English Language | 267 | 12% | 54% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 258 | 12% | 49% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 203 | 3% | 35% | 60% | |
| History | 163 | 20% | 50% | 69% | |
| Business | 120 | 9% | 34% | 47% | |
| Art and Design | 104 | 12% | 42% | 64% | |
| Geography | 95 | 23% | 51% | 65% | |
| French | 86 | 10% | 55% | 64% | |
| Physics | 61 | 51% | 92% | 95% | |
| German | 60 | 28% | 80% | 97% | |
| Biology | 58 | 62% | 98% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 28 | 4% | 7% | 29% | |
| Mathematics | 19 | 11% | 32% | 37% | |
| Biology | 17 | 0% | 0% | 41% | |
| History | 17 | 0% | 0% | 24% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 0% | 6% | 18% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 17 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Physics | 13 | 0% | 15% | 31% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| English Language | 9 | 11% | 22% | 56% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Graphics | 8 | 13% | 13% | 25% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12665: Aldridge School - A Science College
| 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) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
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 Walsall 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.