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The Earls High School

Dudley, B63 3SLSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
Progress 8
-0.02
Below average
−20+2
Competition
1.1×
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287 1st-choice / 265 places
Ranking
#1,572
of 3,141 nationally

About The Earls High School

The Earls High School in Dudley holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. In its latest ungraded inspection in March 2025, inspectors confirmed that standards are being maintained, with Good marks across all four key areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This is a slight shift from the school's previous graded inspection in 2020, which also rated it Good overall, though it had been judged Outstanding in 2011. On the most telling academic metric, Progress 8, the school scored -0.02 in the 2023/24 results, which is classed as Average. That places it ninth out of 17 secondary schools in Dudley, and in the middle nationally, around the 50th percentile. It's worth noting that the local authority average Progress 8 score is -0.08, so Earls is performing slightly above the typical Dudley school, even if it isn't among the top performers in the area.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressFurnace Lane, Halesowen, Dudley, B63 3SL
HeadteacherNicola Hirsch
Local AuthorityDudley
Number of Pupils1,293
Free School Meals (FSM)20.3%
School Capacity1,293 / 1,200 (108% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (26 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 12 Feb 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
ICT SuiteMusic RoomsScience LabsSports HallSwimming PoolArt StudiosPlaying FieldsGymnasiumTennis Courts

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

16

Sports

SwimmingFootballAthleticsRugbyBadmintonBasketballCricket

Clubs & Activities

OrchestraArt ClubDuke of EdinburghEco ClubDebateScience ClubBook ClubChoirDrama

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 14:55

Source: earlshighschool.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The Earls High School

The Earls High School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.