Beacon Hill Academy
Academy converter · 1,117 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0
Voluntary aided school
Old Swinford Hospital
- Pupils on roll
- 1,036of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 5.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 93
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 26 January 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 82 pupils who finished Year 11 at Old Swinford Hospital in 2023, 68% stayed on in Old Swinford Hospital’s own sixth form (Dudley average 12%), 16% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 103 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 46% went to university (Dudley 33%, England 37%), and 33% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 59.0 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Dudley, with 71% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 54% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
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 | Old Swinford Hospital | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 82 | 3,412 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 68% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 10% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 16% | 59% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Old Swinford Hospital | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 103 | 5,596 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 81% | 74% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 46% | 33% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 33% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 24% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 20% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Old Swinford Hospital | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 59.0 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 | 3.69 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 7% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.2 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 60.4 | 47.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 92 | 99% | 88% | 48% | 22% | 90% |
| English Literature | 92 | 99% | 86% | 30% | 21% | 88% |
| English Language | 92 | 99% | 89% | 40% | 20% | 88% |
| Combined Science | 61 | 66% | 65% | 25% | 9% | 79% |
| Business Studies | 50 | 54% | 18% | 34% | 20% | 84% |
| History | 43 | 46% | 41% | 53% | 26% | 81% |
| Biology | 31 | 33% | 23% | 68% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 31 | 33% | 23% | 87% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 33% | 23% | 84% | 47% | 100% |
| Geography | 29 | 31% | 41% | 31% | 25% | 86% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 24% | 31% | 32% | 32% | 86% |
| Physical Education | 21 | 23% | 11% | 52% | 24% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 21 | 23% | 11% | 57% | 23% | 90% |
| Economics | 21 | 23% | 1% | 24% | 34% | 71% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 18% | 13% | 35% | 30% | 88% |
| Chinese | 16 | 17% | 1% | 56% | 75% | 94% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 15% | 9% | 36% | 28% | 86% |
| Music | 7 | 8% | 5% | 71% | 33% | 100% |
| French | 6 | 6% | 18% | 33% | 29% | 83% |
| Modern Greek | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 28 | 29% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Old Swinford Hospital | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 229 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 98 | 2,075 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 32.20 | 32.32 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 12% | 10% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 35 | 36% | 31% |
| Business Studies | 29 | 30% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 30% | 17% |
| Psychology | 29 | 30% | 23% |
| Biology | 23 | 23% | 20% |
| Physics | 19 | 19% | 12% |
| Politics | 15 | 15% | 6% |
| Economics | 15 | 15% | 13% |
| History | 13 | 13% | 13% |
| Product Design | 11 | 11% | 2% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 9% | 4% |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 8% | 2% |
| English Literature | 8 | 8% | 11% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 6% | 5% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 16 | 16% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 7 | 7% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Pegasus Academy
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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.