The Earls High School is a secondary school located in Halesowen. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/11/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Furnace Lane, Halesowen, B63 3SL
Website: http://www.earlshighschool.org
Telephone: 01384816105
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jamie Fox
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137812

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1213
Number of Boys: 588
Number of Girls: 625

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.03 Confidence interval -0.19 to 0.14
Of the 236 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 235 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:43%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.02
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Halesowen CofE Primary School
High Street , B63 3BB
3out of 4 302 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Tenterfields Primary Academy
Tenterfields , B63 3LH
3out of 4 445 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Newfield Park Primary School
Whittingham Road , B63 3TP
3out of 4 650 yd Community school - Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School
Bundle Hill , B63 4AR
4out of 4 705 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Manor Way Primary Academy
Brier Mill Road , B63 3HA
3out of 4 976 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Earls High School
Furnace Lane , B63 3SL
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Richmond Street , B63 4BB
3out of 4 719 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leasowes High School
Kent Road , B62 8PJ
3out of 4 1,920 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Forge Academy
Wrights Lane , B64 6QU
3out of 4 3,004 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Halesowen College
Whittingham Road , B63 3NA
- not rated 445 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Halesbury School
Feldon Lane , B62 9DR
3out of 4 2,418 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.