The Earls High School

State-Funded School

the-earls-high-school-dudley-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

DudleyLocal Authority

HalesowenConstituency

B63 3SLPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Earls High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Dudley, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,304 pupils. The Earls High School is part of Stour Vale Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.22

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,304

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,304
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Stour Vale Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025. 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
12 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.