Old Swinford Hospital
Heath Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 1QX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headmaster
- Mr Paul Kilbride
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Stourbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,036
- URN
- 103870
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384817300
About this school
Old Swinford Hospital is a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in Stourbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,036 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 January 2022, 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 | 82 | 88 | 93 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.1 | 58.5 | 59.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.41 +0.07 to +0.76 | +0.44 +0.12 to +0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 69.3% | 71% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 90% | 86.4% | 86% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 15.9% | 14% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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 Old Swinford Hospital 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 | 55.1 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.5 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 742 |
| 2023/24 | 837 |
| 2024/25 | 947 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Swinford Hospital compares
Old Swinford Hospital ranked 1st of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59 | 7.1% | 6.4% | 1,036 | — |
| Redhill School | 47.8 | 6.3% | 23.4% | 1,204 | 0.3 miles |
| The Pedmore High School | 39.6 | 10.9% | 42% | 647 | 0.8 miles |
| Ridgewood High School | 46 | 8.4% | 27.4% | 641 | 1.3 miles |
| Thorns Collegiate Academy | 38.7 | 9.3% | 35% | 861 | 1.6 miles |
| Haybridge High School and Sixth Form | 59.3 | 5.1% | 11.9% | 1,226 | 1.9 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)
- 6.39%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.09%
- Persistent absence
- 22.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redhill School0.3 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
The Pedmore High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Ridgewood High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Thorns Collegiate Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Brierley Hill
-
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form1.9 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
Other schools in Stourbridge
Old Swinford Hospital ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Stourbridge.
- Haybridge High School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Redhill School Secondary
- Ridgewood High School Secondary
- The Pedmore High School Secondary
- The Wordsley School Secondary
- Amblecote Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Park Primary School Primary
- Belbroughton CofE Primary School Primary
- Belle Vue Primary School Primary
- Brindley Heath Junior School Academy Primary
- Brook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Old Swinford Hospital teach?
- Old Swinford Hospital teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stourbridge.
- Who is the headmaster of Old Swinford Hospital?
- The headmaster of Old Swinford Hospital is Mr Paul Kilbride, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Old Swinford Hospital last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Swinford Hospital, 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 Old Swinford Hospital?
- Old Swinford Hospital has 1,036 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Old Swinford Hospital full?
- Old Swinford Hospital has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,036 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 Old Swinford Hospital a faith school?
- Yes. Old Swinford Hospital is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Worcester.
- Is Old Swinford Hospital a selective school?
- No. Old Swinford Hospital is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Old Swinford Hospital's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.1 in 2022/23 and 59 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Swinford Hospital rank locally?
- Old Swinford Hospital ranked 1st of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Swinford Hospital's absence rate?
- Old Swinford Hospital's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Swinford Hospital's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Swinford Hospital'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 29 June 2026.