Aldridge School - A Science College, Walsall

In 2026, pupils at Aldridge School - A Science College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Walsall and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Walsall and 47% in England.

That is down from 45.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.28: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.4, against 47.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 214 families put Aldridge School - A Science College as their first choice and 812 named it as one of their preferences, for 259 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 28 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Aldridge School - A Science College are St Francis of Assisi Catholic College (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53); Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.6); Queen Mary's High School (2.2 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.1); and Queen Mary's Grammar School (2.2 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 72.6).

Aldridge School - A Science College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Aldridge School - A Science College is one of 12 schools run by The Mercian Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

Of the 261 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 129 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 14% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (56%), Asian (25%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 168 pupils (10.3%) received SEN support and 50 (3.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Walsall Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkhouse Grove (adjacent), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 68 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).

In 2024/25, Aldridge School - A Science College issued 147 suspensions, 9.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Aldridge School - A Science College are Whetstone Field Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles) and Leighswood School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.