Aldridge School - A Science College
About the school
Aldridge School - A Science College is an open secondary school in Walsall.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 26 May 2022
- Published
- 17 July 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.2
- Walsall
- 43
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Walsall
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 41.00%
- Walsall
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 66.10%
- Walsall
- 57.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 53.10%
- Walsall
- 36.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.16
- Walsall
- 3.77
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.55
AAB or better
- School
- 7.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1585
Girls
49.84%
Boys
50.16%
SEN support
11.04%
Education, health and care plan
3.22%
English as an additional language
9.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
28.87%
Overall absence
9
Persistent absence
25.84
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
257
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
140
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
64%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
14%