Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=135599,135956,146383,104010
27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Gospel Oak School | Grace Academy Darlaston | Q3 Academy Tipton | Willingsworth High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Gospel Oak School | Grace Academy Darlaston | Q3 Academy Tipton | Willingsworth High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Tipton, DY4 0BZ | Wednesbury, WS10 8QJ | Tipton, DY4 7NR | Tipton, DY4 0BZ |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | Community school |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–19 | 11–19 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | Expected standard | Not judged | — |
| Attainment 8differs | 35.9 | 42.1 | 32.9 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -1.0 | -0.0 | -1.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 26% | 30% | 16% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 41% | 61% | 37% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 6% | 9% | 8% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 13.8% | 9.9% | 10.6% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 40.7% | 33.0% | 30.2% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 8.6% | 3.6% | 4.9% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 1.02 (Balanced demand) | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 166 | 211 | 251 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 226 | 209 | 285 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,140 | 1,059 | 1,563 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,140 / 1,400 (81%) | 1,059 / 1,075 (99%) | 1,563 / 1,550 (101%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 46.9% | 56.2% | 47.8% | — |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Stephen Brownlow | Mr Henry Holland | Mr Adam Slack | Mr P S Spoerer |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Tipton and Wednesbury | Wolverhampton South East | Tipton and Wednesbury | West Bromwich West |
| Sponsordiffers | Central Region Schools Trust | Tove Learning Trust | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST | Academy trust: TOVE LEARNING TRUST | Academy trust: THE MERCIAN TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST | TOVE LEARNING TRUST | THE MERCIAN TRUST | — |
| Nursery | — | — | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | — | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.