Holly Lodge High School College of Science is a secondary school located in Smethwick. 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 22/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Holly Lane, Smethwick, B67 7JG
Website: www.holly-lodge.org
Telephone: 01215580691
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Shone
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 104018

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1590
Number of Pupils: 1536
Number of Boys: 816
Number of Girls: 720

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.43 Confidence interval -0.6 to -0.26
Of the 259 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 224 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:9%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:21%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.96
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Betts Primary Academy
West End Avenue , B66 1RE
3out of 4 647 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Devonshire Junior Academy
Auckland Road , B67 7AT
3out of 4 816 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Devonshire Infant Academy
Auckland Road , B67 7AT
4out of 4 816 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Rood End Primary School
Rood End Road , B68 8SQ
3out of 4 920 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Galton Valley Primary School
Brasshouse Lane , B66 1BA
3out of 4 1,446 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane , B67 7JG
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Bristnall Hall Academy
Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA
3out of 4 1,705 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Kelvin Way , B70 7LE
- not rated 1,754 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Q3 Academy Langley
Moat Road , B68 8ED
3out of 4 1,844 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandwell Academy
Halfords Lane , B71 4LG
4out of 4 1,967 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandwell College
1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW
- not rated 2,049 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Regis Academy
8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA
- not rated 1,241 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Sandwell Valley School
150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT
- not rated 1,787 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD
4out of 4 2,119 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR
- not rated 2,245 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The British Muslim School
Latifiah Fultali Complex , Lodge Road B70 8NX
- not rated 2,813 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.