Aldridge School - A Science College is a secondary school located in Walsall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/02/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Tynings Lane, Walsall, WS9 0BG
Website: http://www.aldridgeschool.org
Telephone: 01922743988
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Bryant
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137974

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1489
Number of Pupils: 1559
Number of Boys: 796
Number of Girls: 763

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.03 Confidence interval -0.18 to 0.13
Of the 257 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 252 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:48%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whetstone Field Primary School
Beaufort Way , Aldridge WS9 0HJ
3out of 4 667 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Weston Crescent , Aldridge WS9 0HA
3out of 4 826 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School
The Green , Aldridge WS9 8NH
3out of 4 1,299 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Leighswood School
Broadmeadow , Aldridge WS9 8HZ
3out of 4 1,829 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Radleys Primary School
Kings Road , Rushall WS4 1JJ
3out of 4 2,161 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aldridge School - A Science College
Tynings Lane , Aldridge WS9 0BG
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Erdington Road , Aldridge WS9 0RN
3out of 4 1,032 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elmwood School
King George Crescent , Rushall WS4 1EG
2out of 4 2,794 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.