Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane, Smethwick, B67 7JG
1,636 pupils · 99% of 1,650 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- The Smethwick Health and Wellbeing Education Trust
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 March 2022, published 5 May 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.59 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 241 | 143 | 350 | 193 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 240 | 124 | 342 | 183 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 253 | 130 | 349 | 194 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 256 | 137 | 333 | 201 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 258 | 133 | 348 | 197 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 249 | 136 | 386 | 195 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 265 | 118 | 392 | 204 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 298 | 152 | 378 | 227 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bristnall Hall Academy 1.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Q3 Academy Langley 1.7 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Sandwell Academy 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Shireland Collegiate Academy 2.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Oldbury Academy 2.5 km · Good (2021) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.