Secondary school in Stourbridge, Dudley
The Wordsley School
Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5SP
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection though inspectors noted concerns, on 21 February 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 906
- Places
- 915
- How full
- Nearly full — 906 of 915 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 411 / 495
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Dudley 021E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 21%
- Households owning their home
- 79%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Ashley Weatherhogg
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Ward
- Wordsley North
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- URN
- 151792
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crestwood SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 38.9 | 0.7 mi |
| Kingswinford AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 46.3 | 1.5 mi |
| Thorns Collegiate AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2024 | 38.7 | 1.6 mi |
| Summerhill SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 51.6 | 1.7 mi |
| Ridgewood High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 46 | 1.9 mi |
| Redhill SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 47.8 | 1.9 mi |
| Old Swinford HospitalVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 59 | 2.1 mi |
| The Pedmore High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 39.6 | 2.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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