The Earls High School

The Earls High School has been rated as good in overall effectiveness, following its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils enjoy their learning, supported by teachers who are committed to using engaging instructional methods. Many extracurricular opportunities help pupils develop into responsible, well-rounded individuals. However, there are concerns regarding the progress of some pupils, particularly in English and science, and disparities in achievement between genders. Additionally, attendance remains a challenge for a subset of disadvantaged students.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy their school experience and feel safe.
• Teachers employ strong subject knowledge to deliver engaging lessons.
• Robust support systems for students with special educational needs.
• High aspirations for pupils' personal development.
• Effective measures to improve behavior in classrooms.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not consistently assess pupil understanding effectively.
• Disadvantaged pupils have lower attendance rates.
• Boys are not achieving as well as their female peers.
• Students made less progress in English and science last year.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Earls High School attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.0% of pupils at The Earls High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Earls High School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.9% of pupils at The Earls High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Earls High School received £7,907 and spent £7,693 for each of its 1,295 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,794,000 (£2,158 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Stour Vale Academy Trust, income was £7,406 and spending £7,402 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Halesowen · Dudley local authority: places and applications

The Earls High School is part of Stour Vale Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Huntingtree Primary School Halesowen
• Olive Hill Primary Academy Halesowen
• Oldbury Academy Oldbury
• Northfield Road Primary School Dudley
• Moat Farm Junior School Oldbury
• Moat Farm Infant School Oldbury
• Redhill School Stourbridge
• Holywell Primary and Nursery School Birmingham
• The Wordsley School Stourbridge
• Newtown Primary School West Bromwich

What is The Earls High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Earls High School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was The Earls High School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Earls High School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does The Earls High School have?

The Earls High School has 1,304 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Earls High School cover?

The Earls High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are The Earls High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.8, and 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Earls High School?

The Earls High School is at Furnace Lane, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 3SL.