Pegasus Academy
Scotts Green Close, Dudley, DY1 2DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Andrew Landers
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Dudley Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 730
- Pupils on roll
- 697
- URN
- 137390
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384253722
About this school
Pegasus Academy is a secondary academy in Dudley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 697 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 130 | 118 | 102 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.0 | 41.9 | 44.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.07 -0.19 to +0.33 | +0.35 +0.08 to +0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 35.6% | 41.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 55.9% | 66.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 15.3% | 5.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
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 Pegasus Academy 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 | 39 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.9 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 612 |
| 2023/24 | 642 |
| 2024/25 | 637 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pegasus Academy compares
Pegasus Academy ranked 9th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.4 | 8.8% | 46.2% | 697 | — |
| St James Academy | 36.8 | 11.5% | 51% | 867 | 0.8 miles |
| Bishop Milner Catholic College | 45.9 | 8.2% | 28.4% | 798 | 1.0 miles |
| The Link Academy | 40.4 | 9.8% | 50.9% | 1,013 | 1.1 miles |
| Ellowes Hall Sports College | 43.1 | 9.3% | 28.5% | 1,038 | 1.8 miles |
| Beacon Hill Academy | 41 | 11.2% | 40.8% | 1,117 | 2.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 21 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.15%
- English as an additional language
- 29%
- Overall absence
- 8.81%
- Persistent absence
- 29.04%
Location
Nearby schools
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St James Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Dudley
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Bishop Milner Catholic College1.0 miles
Secondary · Dudley
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The Link Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Dudley
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Ellowes Hall Sports College1.8 miles
Secondary · Dudley
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Beacon Hill Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Dudley
Other schools in Dudley
Pegasus Academy ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Dudley.
- Beacon Hill Academy Secondary
- Bishop Milner Catholic College Secondary
- Ellowes Hall Sports College Secondary
- St James Academy Secondary
- The Crestwood School Secondary
- The Dormston School Secondary
- The Link Academy Secondary
- Netherton Park Nursery School Nursery
- Alder Coppice Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blowers Green Primary School Primary
- Cotwall End Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pegasus Academy teach?
- Pegasus Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Dudley.
- Who is the principal of Pegasus Academy?
- The principal of Pegasus Academy is Mr Andrew Landers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pegasus Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pegasus Academy, 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 Pegasus Academy?
- Pegasus Academy has 697 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Pegasus Academy full?
- Pegasus Academy has capacity for 730 pupils and 697 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pegasus Academy a faith school?
- No. Pegasus Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Pegasus Academy a selective school?
- No. Pegasus Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Pegasus Academy?
- Pegasus Academy is part of DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pegasus Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39 in 2022/23 and 44.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pegasus Academy rank locally?
- Pegasus Academy ranked 9th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pegasus Academy's absence rate?
- Pegasus Academy's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pegasus Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pegasus Academy'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 15 July 2026.