Summerhill School

Summerhill School at a glance

Located in Kingswinford, Dudley, Summerhill School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 1,091 pupils aged 11 to 16. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 51.6, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of secondary schools nationally.

60% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 78% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Summerhill School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.