Old Swinford Hospital
Heath Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 1QX
1,036 pupils · 86% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 26 January 2022, published 9 March 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 71% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 86% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.38 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 230 | 400 | 167 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 156 | 219 | 376 | 155 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 165 | 240 | 350 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 149 | 187 | 327 | 149 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 142 | 204 | 340 | 142 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 135 | 174 | 285 | 135 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 67 | 103 | 173 | 67 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 86 | 110 | 171 | 86 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Redhill School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Pedmore High School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ridgewood High School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thorns Collegiate Academy 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Haybridge High School and Sixth Form 3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hagley Catholic High School 3.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.