Old Swinford Hospital

State-Funded School

old-swinford-hospital-dudley-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

DudleyLocal Authority

StourbridgeConstituency

DY8 1QXPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Old Swinford Hospital is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Dudley, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,036 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 59
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 71%
EBacc average point score: 4.99

Ethnicity

White

71%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,036

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,036
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most 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 26 January 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
17 Apr 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.