Summerhill School
Lodge Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 9XE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Tim Harris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,095
- Pupils on roll
- 1,093
- URN
- 103854
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384816165
About this school
Summerhill School is a community secondary school in Kingswinford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,093 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 205 | 208 | 205 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.8 | 50.9 | 51.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.25 +0.05 to +0.44 | +0.43 +0.24 to +0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 63.9% | 60.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 80.3% | 78% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 35.1% | 41% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Summerhill School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.8 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.9 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.6 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,046 |
| 2023/24 | 1,054 |
| 2024/25 | 1,091 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Summerhill School compares
Summerhill School ranked 2nd of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.6 | 6.1% | 10.8% | 1,093 | — |
| Kingswinford Academy | 46.3 | 7.4% | 21.8% | 917 | 0.7 miles |
| The Crestwood School | 38.9 | 9.5% | 36.2% | 1,023 | 1.3 miles |
| The Wordsley School | — | — | — | 906 | 1.7 miles |
| Ridgewood High School | 46 | 8.4% | 27.4% | 641 | 2.6 miles |
| Wombourne High School | 42.1 | 8.3% | 17.7% | 995 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.82%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.14%
- Persistent absence
- 15.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingswinford Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Kingswinford
-
The Crestwood School1.3 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
The Wordsley School1.7 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Ridgewood High School2.6 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Wombourne High School2.9 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Kingswinford
- Kingswinford Academy Secondary
- Blanford Mere Primary School Primary
- Bromley Hills Primary School Primary
- Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School Primary
- Crestwood Park Primary School Primary
- Dawley Brook Primary School Primary
- Dingle Community Primary School Primary
- Glynne Primary School Primary
- Maidensbridge Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- The Brier School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Summerhill School teach?
- Summerhill School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Kingswinford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Summerhill School?
- The executive headteacher of Summerhill School is Mr Tim Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Summerhill School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Summerhill School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Summerhill School?
- Summerhill School has 1,093 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Summerhill School full?
- Summerhill School has capacity for 1,095 pupils and 1,093 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Summerhill School a faith school?
- No. Summerhill School has no designated religious character.
- Is Summerhill School a selective school?
- No. Summerhill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Summerhill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.8 in 2022/23 and 51.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Summerhill School rank locally?
- Summerhill School ranked 2nd of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Summerhill School's absence rate?
- Summerhill School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Summerhill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Summerhill School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.