The Pedmore High School, Stourbridge

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Pedmore High School, we are proud to be smaller than the average secondary school. This allows our staff to build strong relationships with pupils and families, ensuring that every young person is recognised as an individual. We ensure pupils are not lost in the crowd; instead, they are encouraged, challenged and supported to flourish both academically and personally."

In 2026, pupils at The Pedmore High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 35.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.1 in Dudley and 47 across England.

22% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Dudley and 47% in England.

That is down from 39.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.36: 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 28.9, against 40.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 76 families put The Pedmore High School as their first choice and 215 named it as one of their preferences, for 92 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Pedmore High School are Redhill School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); Old Swinford Hospital (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.9); Thorns Collegiate Academy (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.6); and Haybridge High School and Sixth Form (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.6).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than The Pedmore High School.

The Pedmore High School is one of 8 schools run by Invictus Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.2 in 2024/25.

Of the 126 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

44.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Asian (32%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 77 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 13 (2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Stourbridge Junction Rail Station, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodward Place (after), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Pedmore High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, The Pedmore High School issued 177 suspensions, 26.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Pedmore High School are Rufford Primary School (0.4 miles), Ham Dingle Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Hob Green Primary School (0.6 miles) and Oldswinford C of E Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.