Beacon Hill Academy
Academy converter · 1,117 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0
Community school
The Dormston School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,128of 1,120 places
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 219
- Ofsted
- Good, 8 June 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
The Dormston School has no sixth form. Of the 225 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 9% moved to a sixth form college, 70% to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 8% of leavers started one, roughly twice the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.1 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Dudley, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Dudley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Dormston School | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 225 | 3,412 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 4% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 70% | 59% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Dormston School | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.1 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 11% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | 3.69 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.3 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.0 | 47.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 217 | 99% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 58% |
| Mathematics | 217 | 99% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 67% |
| English Literature | 214 | 98% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 67% |
| Combined Science | 185 | 84% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 53% |
| History | 89 | 41% | 41% | 12% | 26% | 53% |
| Citizenship Studies | 73 | 33% | 3% | 11% | 19% | 71% |
| Geography | 64 | 29% | 41% | 2% | 25% | 45% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 50 | 23% | 8% | 22% | 21% | 90% |
| Design and Technology | 49 | 22% | 11% | 4% | 23% | 69% |
| German | 45 | 21% | 5% | 16% | 33% | 64% |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 18% | 31% | 63% | 32% | 93% |
| Computer Science | 32 | 15% | 13% | 16% | 30% | 47% |
| Biology | 32 | 15% | 23% | 22% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 14% | 23% | 23% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 31 | 14% | 23% | 32% | 46% | 94% |
| Business Studies | 27 | 12% | 18% | 4% | 20% | 63% |
| Fine Art | 25 | 11% | 9% | 12% | 28% | 76% |
| Textiles | 20 | 9% | 2% | 5% | 27% | 60% |
| French | 20 | 9% | 18% | 20% | 29% | 85% |
| Music | 17 | 8% | 5% | 24% | 33% | 76% |
| Drama | 6 | 3% | 7% | 17% | 27% | 83% |
| Dance | 6 | 3% | 1% | 17% | 27% | 83% |
| Punjabi | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 38 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 5 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Dudley
Bishop Milner Catholic College
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86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.9
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,038 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.1
Kingswinford Academy
Academy converter · 917 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.3
Leasowes High School
Academy converter · 1,043 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.8
Old Swinford Hospital
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,036 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.