Redhill School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dudley
Junction Road, Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/06/2024
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
16.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,204
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,175 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
194 of 235 families who put it first got an offer
236
Places offered
612
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 235 | 194 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 242 | 35 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 94 | 6 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 41 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 612 | 236 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Dudley lets families list 5 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Clayton
- Address
- Junction Road, Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
- Phone
- 01384986351
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Ward / constituency
- Lye & Stourbridge North · Stourbridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139872
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
1,204 pupils · 1,175 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
25 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,251 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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 | 48.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 242 | — |
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.
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 | 241 | 18% | 59% | 77% | |
| English Language | 241 | 13% | 60% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 235 | 8% | 61% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 176 | 7% | 39% | 65% | |
| Geography | 142 | 23% | 58% | 69% | |
| History | 99 | 22% | 60% | 70% | |
| Spanish | 90 | 11% | 62% | 80% | |
| Physical Education | 88 | 15% | 67% | 74% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 88 | 17% | 61% | 69% | |
| French | 85 | 14% | 65% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 69 | 13% | 54% | 71% | |
| Biology | 61 | 51% | 95% | 98% |
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.