Summerhill School, Kingswinford

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to be the Headteacher of Summerhill School. We have inspiring students, committed supportive parents and a passionate team of staff, who are always challenging themselves to provide the best education and opportunities for our students. Summerhill has a true community culture. Summerhill School is a very special place."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, dance, drama, film, Duke of Edinburgh and book club.

In 2026, pupils at Summerhill School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.1 in Dudley and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Dudley and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 51.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.43: pupils made above 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 33.6, against 53.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.9 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 291 families put Summerhill School as their first choice and 594 named it as one of their preferences, for 199 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 94 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Summerhill School are Kingswinford Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); The Crestwood School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8); The Wordsley School (1.7 miles, Attainment 8 36.9); and Ridgewood High School (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44).

Summerhill School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 208 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 59% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Stourbridge Town Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Summerhill School (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Summerhill School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 62 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Dudley (212).

In 2024/25, Summerhill School issued 21 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Summerhill School are Dawley Brook Primary School (0.5 miles), Glynne Primary School (0.6 miles), Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Mary's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.