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Redhill School

Academy converter · Stourbridge · DY8 1JX

Ages 11–16 · 1,204 pupils · Dudley

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

48.9

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

1.08 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-25

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.19
−20+2
Attainment 848.9
English & maths grade 5+58%
English & maths grade 4+74%
EBacc entry66%

EBacc APS: 4.6

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.0%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
6.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.6%
Enrolments in measure
1,238

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.08 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

257

Places offered

239

1st-preference offers

222

Total preferences (any rank)
659
Preferred offers (top 3)
239
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill102%

1,204 pupils · 1,175 places

Pupils on roll
1,204
Boys / girls
609 / 595
School capacity
1,175
Capacity fill
1,204 / 1,175 (102%)
Free school meals
25.2%
FSM pupils
304
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Stour Vale Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr James Clayton

Location

Address
Junction Road
Postcode
DY8 1JX
Town
Stourbridge
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Dudley
District
Dudley
Constituency
Stourbridge
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Stourbridge, Dudley, 1,204 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 25.2%.

Open schools in Stourbridge
33
Secondary schools in Stourbridge
7
Academies among open schools in Stourbridge
52% (17)
Open schools in DY8
21
Secondary in DY8
6
Open schools in Dudley LA
118
Secondary in Dudley LA
19

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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Clayton
Telephone
01384986351
Website
http://www.redhill.dudley.sch.uk/

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