Ellowes Hall Sports College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dudley
Stickley Lane, Dudley, DY3 2JH
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/04/2023
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
27.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,038
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,021 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
169 of 170 families who put it first got an offer
214
Places offered
362
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 170 | 169 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 96 | 23 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 61 | 5 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 35 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 362 | 198 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Dudley lets families list 5 preferences. 12 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kevin Rogers
- Address
- Stickley Lane, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2JH
- Phone
- 01384686600
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Ward / constituency
- Gornal · Dudley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141570
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST
1,038 pupils · 1,021 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,081 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
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 | 41.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 3.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 209 | — |
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 | 26.07 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| A-level students | 14 | — |
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 | 208 | 11% | 45% | 60% | |
| English Language | 208 | 19% | 52% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 207 | 19% | 55% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 178 | 5% | 25% | 41% | |
| History | 130 | 22% | 51% | 62% | |
| Geography | 67 | 15% | 31% | 39% | |
| Design & Technology | 30 | 10% | 33% | 40% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 28 | 32% | 64% | 82% | |
| Biology | 25 | 28% | 68% | 88% | |
| Physics | 25 | 32% | 80% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 28% | 76% | 92% | |
| Statistics | 24 | 17% | 79% | 83% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 14% | 14% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 0% | 33% | 50% | |
| Geography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Business Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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.