Holly Lodge High School College of Science

State-Funded School

holly-lodge-high-school-college-of-science-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

SmethwickConstituency

B67 7JGPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holly Lodge High School College of Science is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,636 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.6

Ethnicity

White

Asian

63%

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,636

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

49%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,636
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.