Leasowes High School
Kent Road, Halesowen, B62 8PJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss C Papadopoullos
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Invictus Education Trust
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,220
- Pupils on roll
- 1,043
- URN
- 143582
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384686606
About this school
Leasowes High School is a secondary academy in Halesowen. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,043 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leasowes High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 184 | 210 | 210 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 | 41.9 | 41.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 -0.65 to -0.24 | -0.47 -0.67 to -0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 38.1% | 36.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 62.4% | 59.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67% | 61.4% | 56.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.8 | 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 Leasowes High 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 | 39.5 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.9 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,003 |
| 2023/24 | 1,060 |
| 2024/25 | 1,054 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leasowes High School compares
Leasowes High School ranked 12th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.8 | 9.8% | 31.4% | 1,043 | — |
| Perryfields Academy | 43.8 | 8.8% | 38.7% | 682 | 0.9 miles |
| Lift Four Dwellings Secondary | 42.1 | 9.7% | 67.5% | 534 | 1.0 miles |
| The Earls High School | 48.2 | 7.4% | 21.1% | 1,304 | 1.1 miles |
| Windsor High School and Sixth Form | 46.5 | 8.3% | 28.7% | 1,710 | 1.5 miles |
| Oldbury Academy | 37.4 | 8.6% | 53.4% | 1,193 | 1.6 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.4%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.77%
- Persistent absence
- 33.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Perryfields Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
-
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
The Earls High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Halesowen
-
Windsor High School and Sixth Form1.5 miles
Secondary · Halesowen
-
Oldbury Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
Other schools in Halesowen
- The Earls High School Secondary
- Windsor High School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Caslon Primary Community School Primary
- Colley Lane Primary Academy Primary
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Halesowen CofE Primary School Primary
- Howley Grange Primary School Primary
- Huntingtree Primary School Primary
- Hurst Green Primary School Primary
- Lapal Primary School Primary
- Lutley Primary School Primary
- Manor Way Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Leasowes High School teach?
- Leasowes High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Halesowen.
- Who is the headteacher of Leasowes High School?
- The headteacher of Leasowes High School is Miss C Papadopoullos, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leasowes High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leasowes High 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 many pupils are at Leasowes High School?
- Leasowes High School has 1,043 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Leasowes High School full?
- Leasowes High School has capacity for 1,220 pupils and 1,043 on roll (85%), 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 Leasowes High School a faith school?
- No. Leasowes High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Leasowes High School a selective school?
- No. Leasowes High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Leasowes High School part of an academy trust?
- Leasowes High School is part of INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Leasowes High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.5 in 2022/23 and 41.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leasowes High School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Leasowes High School ranked 12th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leasowes High School's absence rate?
- Leasowes High School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leasowes High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leasowes High 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 10 July 2026.