The Link Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Simms Lane
Netherton
Dudley
West Midlands
DY2 0PB
Phone 01384986550
Reference Number 144952

General Makeup

Number of pupils 984
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.12%
Girls: 48.88%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 45.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 24.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 104 108 212
8 101 85 186
9 108 101 209
10 95 103 198
11 95 84 179

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 45.3%
Pakistani 26.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 5.4%
African 3.8%
White, Other 3.5%
Mixed, Other 3.5%
White & Asian 1.6%
Caribbean 1.6%
Indian 1.5%
Asian, Other 1.5%
Unclassified 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-04-01
Date Description Report
2022-02-08 School inspection: School inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
39.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 33.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 44.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 94 12
Third Preference 32 3
From another Local Authority 17 1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Netherton Park Nursery School
Netherton Park, Dudley, DY2 9QF
0.29 miles
Northfield Road Primary School
Northfield Road, Netherton, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 9ER
0.31 miles
Netherton CofE Primary School
Highbridge Road, Netherton, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0HU
0.33 miles
Sledmere Primary School
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0.63 miles
Blowers Green Primary School
Blowers Green Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 8UZ
0.83 miles
Woodside Primary School and Nursery
Highgate Road, Woodside, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0SN
0.88 miles
Netherbrook Primary School
Chester Road, Netherton, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 9RZ
1.04 miles
Dudley Wood Primary School
Dudley Wood Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0DB
1.05 miles
Kates Hill Primary School
Peel Street, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 7HP
1.16 miles
Jesson's Church of England Primary School
School Street, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 2AQ
1.28 miles
Springfield Primary School
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1.29 miles
Corngreaves Academy
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1.39 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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1.41 miles
Reddal Hill Primary School
Trinity Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 6HT
1.41 miles
Brickhouse Primary School
Dudhill Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 8HS
1.42 miles
Beechwood Church of England Primary School
Beechwood Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 7QA
1.45 miles
Quarry Bank Primary School
High Street, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2AD
1.53 miles
Russells Hall Primary School
Overfield Road, Russells Hall Estate, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 2NX
1.59 miles
Old Hill Primary School
Lawrence Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 6DR
1.6 miles
Tividale Hall Primary School
Regent Road, Tividale, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 1TR
1.61 miles
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Pegasus Academy
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1.06 miles
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1.09 miles
St James Academy
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1.37 miles
Dudley College of Technology
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1.5 miles
Impact Independent School
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1.53 miles
Ormiston Forge Academy
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1.56 miles
The Westminster School
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1.69 miles
St Michael's Church of England High School
Curral Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9AN
1.79 miles
Bishop Milner Catholic College
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1.92 miles
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1.96 miles
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2.21 miles
The Wenlock School
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2.31 miles
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2.33 miles
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2.53 miles
The Crestwood School
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2.68 miles
The Brier School
Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 8QN
2.73 miles
The Wordsley School
Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5SP
2.74 miles
Dudley Port School
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2.75 miles
The Meadows School
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2.76 miles
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