{"id":111558,"date":"2025-05-18T11:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T11:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/111558\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T11:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T11:25:13","slug":"the-top-20-best-performing-schools-in-the-black-country-based-on-latest-gcse-english-and-maths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/111558\/","title":{"rendered":"The top 20 best performing schools in the Black Country based on latest GCSE English and Maths"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is officially exam season, which means pupils up and down the country will be spending their time revising or in exam halls, before the anxious wait to results day begins.<\/p>\n

Exam results in the core subjects of English and Maths are one of the key ways a school’s performance is measured.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, we have used Government data\u00a0<\/a>to rank the top performing schools in the Black Country boroughs comprising Walsall<\/a>, Sandwell<\/a>, Dudley\u00a0<\/a>and Wolverhampton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The schools have been ranked according to what percentage of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths at the end of Key Stage 4 last year.<\/p>\n

Grade 5 is a similar level of achievement to a high grade C or low grade B in the old grading system.<\/p>\n

We have also included what percentage of pupils at these schools achieved Grade 4 or above, which is similar to achieving a grade C or above in the old grading.<\/p>\n

The list does not however include fee-paying schools.<\/p>\n

Wolverhampton1. Wolverhampton Girls High School<\/p>\n

Wolverhampton Girls High School is a grammar school located on Tettenhall Road.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 97.2 percent of its pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths, while 99.3 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

2. Highfields School\"HighfieldsHighfields School<\/p>\n

Highfields School is a mixed secondary school and Sixth Form near the Penn area of the city.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 56 per cent of its pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE, while 76.9 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

3. Heath Park<\/p>\n

Heath Park is also a mixed secondary school. It is part of the Central Learning Partnership Trust and based in Heath Town.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, a total of 54.8 per cent of GCSE pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths, while 72.1 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

4. The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton<\/p>\n

The Khalsa Academy is based in Bilston.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 52 per cent of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE, while 72.4 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.\u00a0<\/p>\n

5. Thomas Telford University Technical College<\/p>\n

Thomas Telford University Technical College is a mixed school and Sixth Form located on the Springfield Campus.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 51.6 per cent achieved Grade 5 or above while 84.8 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE.<\/p>\n

Walsall1. Queen Mary’s Grammar School<\/p>\n

Queen Mary’s Grammar School is a boy’s grammar school located near Walsall town centre.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 97.3 per cent of its pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE, while 100 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

2. Queen Mary’s High School<\/p>\n

Queen Mary’s High School is a girl’s grammar school, also based near Walsall town centre.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 97.3 per cent achieved Grade 5 or above, while 99.3 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE.<\/p>\n

3. Barr Beacon School\"BarrBarr Beacon School<\/p>\n

Barr Beacon School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form based in Aldridge and forms part of the Matrix Academy Trust.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 60.5 per cent of GCSE pupils at Barr Beacon achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths, while 80.6 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

4. St Francis of Assisi Catholic College<\/p>\n

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College is a Catholic, voluntary aided secondary school in Aldridge.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 52.7 per cent achieved Grade 5 of above while 77.1 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE.<\/p>\n

5. Joseph Leckie Academy<\/p>\n

Joseph Leckie Academy is a mixed secondary school based in The Delves area of Walsall.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 41.8 per cent of pupils at the school achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE, while 59.5 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dudley1. Old Swinford Hospital<\/p>\n

Old Swinford Hospital is a secondary school based in Oldswinford, Stourbridge.<\/p>\n

It does offer boarding for its pupils which requires a fee, however its education is state-funded and non-boarding places are available.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 69.3 per cent of pupils at Old Swinford Hospital achieved Grade 5 or above in GCSE Maths and English, while 86.4 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

2. Summerhill School\"SummerhillSummerhill School. Photo: Google<\/p>\n

Summerhill School is a mixed, community secondary school in Kingswinford.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 63.9 per cent of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE while 80.3 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

3. Redhill School<\/p>\n

Redhill School is a mixed secondary school which is part of the Stour Vale Academy Trust and based in Stourbridge.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 57.6 per cent of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE while 74.4 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.\u00a0<\/p>\n

4. Windsor High School and Sixth Form<\/p>\n

Windsor High School and Sixth Form is a mixed secondary school which is part of Windsor Academy Trust and based in Halesowen.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 54.9 per cent of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE while 72.6 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

5. The Earls High School<\/p>\n

The Earls High School is a mixed secondary school which is part of the Stour Vale Academy Trust and is also based in Halesowen.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 49.4 per cent achieved Grade 5 or above while 68.5 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE.<\/p>\n

Sandwell1. Q3 Academy LangleyQ3 Academy in Langley<\/p>\n

Q3 Academy Langley is a mixed secondary school which is part of The Mercian Trust and based in Oldbury.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 59.5 per cent achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE, while 81 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

2. Shireland Collegiate Academy<\/p>\n

Shireland Collegiate Academy is a mixed secondary school which forms part of the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust and is based in Smethwick.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 48.8 per cent achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE, while 69.2 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

3. Sandwell Academy<\/p>\n

Sandwell Academy is a mixed secondary school which forms part of the Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust and is located in West Bromwich.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 47.5 per cent achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE while 70.2 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

4. Q3 Academy Great Barr<\/p>\n

Q3 Academy Great Barr is a mixed secondary school which forms part of The Mercian Trust and is located in Great Barr.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 45.5 per cent achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE, while 71.1 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n

5. Bristnall Hall Academy<\/p>\n

\u00a0Bristnall Hall Academy \u00a0is a mixed secondary school which forms part of the Academy Transformation Trust and is based in Oldbury.<\/p>\n

At the end of Key Stage 4 in 2024, 43.8 per cent achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE while 62.5 per cent achieved Grade 4 or above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is officially exam season, which means pupils up and down the country will be spending their time…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111559,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,2266,393,4884,379,12,16,15,4349],"class_list":{"0":"post-111558","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-education","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-local-hubs","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-wolverhampton"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114528591967045583","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}