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Aldridge School - A Science College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall WS9 0BG · aldridgeschool.org · 01922 743988
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,629
- 140 over 1,489 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Mercian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 214 families put the school first and 259 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 259 | 214 | 0.8 | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 262 | 207 | 0.8 | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 262 | 201 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 255 | 242 | 0.9 | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.2, and 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Walsall it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 46.4 | −4.2 |
| Further education | 37.2 | −0.1 |
| Other education | 0.4 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | 0 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.2 | +4.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 students | C (28.6) | Below average -0.22 | |
| 87 students | C (28.6) | Below average -0.20 | |
| 31 students | Merit+ (27.6) | Average +0.05 | |
| 17 students | Dist- (32.9) | Average +0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 120 | C- (28.3) | -0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 134 | C (28.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 109 | C+ (34.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 109 | C (29.2) | -0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 114 | C- (27.5) | -0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 87 | C- (26.8) | -0.17 |
| 2015/16 | 110 | C (30.2) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63.6 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 4.6 | +3.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 14.7 | +1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | −3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −3.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Aldridge School - A Science College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (154 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 154
- 10% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (17%) with SEND