57%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
33%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
18%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
679.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,014
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
32%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDudley
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Link Academy · Secondary · Dudley
Part ofDUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
57%
+6pp
65%53%41%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
33%
-1pp
41%32%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33%
Attainment 8
40.4
+0.6
45.541.737.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.4
EBacc entry
18%
+12pp
37%22%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 19%
EBacc APS
679.4
+89.5
679.4611.7544.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 679.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,014
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
32%
Contact
Address
Simms Lane, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 0PB
Local authority
Dudley
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 57% | 33% | 40.4 | Not applicable | 18% | 679.4 | 18% | 1,014 |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 34% | 39.8 | -0.02 | 7% | 589.8 | 7% | 984 |
| 2022/23 | 52% | 33% | 39.4 | +0.06 | 8% | 544.0 | 8% | 930 |
| 2021/22 | 65% | 41% | 45.5 | +0.16 | 12% | 676.7 | 14% | 931 |
| 2018/19 | 41% | 22% | 37.9 | -0.49 | 37% | 642.0 | 37% | 952 |
| 2017/18 | 43% | 23% | 37.2 | -0.65 | 11% | 574.2 | 12% | 987 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,014 | 16.7 | 20% | 25% | 51% | 10% | 32% |
| 2023/24 | 984 | 16.9 | 20% | 24% | 47% | 11% | 34% |
| 2022/23 | 930 | — | 21% | 21% | 46% | 11% | 35% |
| 2021/22 | 931 | 16.5 | 21% | 22% | 44% | 10% | 36% |
| 2020/21 | 902 | 15.3 | 18% | 22% | 43% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 952 | 16.5 | 18% | 22% | 45% | 6% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.