We inspire our pupils to aim high
Hydesville Tower continues to lead as one of Walsall’s top performing non-selective schools, achieving way above national average GCSE pass rates year on year.
The abundance of 9, 8 and 7 grades in the summer of 2024 (equivalent to A* and A grades) is testament to the exceptional teaching and learning environment.
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The Times Parent Power League Tables 2025
Hydesville Tower School was ranked in top 25 on The Times Parent Power League Tables for 2025. We are incredibly proud of this achievement and to have had the exceptional work of our pupils and staff recognised in such a prestigious publication.
We were placed in the ‘Top fee paying schools with no sixth form’ category. Only the top 1,600 schools across the country feature in the guide, which was compiled based on examination results - a huge accolade for us at Hydesville.
Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Results
Our EYFS profile results are well above national levels and by the end of the academic year 2023/24, 77% of our Reception children reached a Good Level of Development.
Children reach a Good Level of Development if they have achieved the Early Learning Goals in these prime areas of the EYFS curriculum:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical Development
Communication and Language Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Year | % HTS Pupils achieving a Good Level of Achievement | National Scores |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77% | 68% |
| 2023 | 90% | 65% |
| 2022 | 84% | 64% |
| 2021 | 83% | N/A |
Key Stage 2 Results
Pupils continue to achieve highly and exceed national expectations at the end of KS2. The end-of-year results for 2023/24 are as follows:
Subject | Expected Standard | National Scores | % of HTS pupils at Greater Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 88% | 74% | 53% |
| Spelling, punctuation and grammar | 94% | 72% | 71% |
| Mathematics | 94% | 73% | 71% |
In the Prep School, we celebrate academic achievements and foster a love for lifelong learning, ensuring that our pupils are prepared to embrace boundless opportunities and make a positive impact in their future endeavours.
With a dedicated team of passionate educators, nurturing environment and a well-rounded curriculum, we empower our pupils to excel academically and develop the critical skills needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.
We are extremely proud of our Year 1 to Year 6 pupils’ outstanding academic achievements, as demonstrated by our 2024 GL Assessments. These assessments, conducted in British Curriculum Schools worldwide, have yielded remarkable results:
Attainment in English: Hydesville Average 118 | National Average 100
Attainment in Maths: Hydesville Average 119 | National Average 100
11+ exams
Overview of the 11+ Prep Programme
At Hydesville Tower School, the 11+ preparation programme is a structured, multi-year journey designed to give pupils the best chance of success in their entrance assessments for Grammar and Independent Schools. The programme spans from Year 2 to Year 6 and includes both academic development and personal support.
Our pupils secure places at top grammar schools across the West Midlands, ranging from King Edward IV school, Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Bishop Vesey's, Queen Mary High school, Sutton Girls and Wolverhampton High to name a few.
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At our Open Events you will have the opportunity to visit our school and learn more about what a Hydesville Tower education looks like.
Please click below to register to attend our upcoming Open Event. We can’t wait to meet you!
Academic successes
Hydesville Tower Senior School is consistently ranked as the third highest achieving Secondary School in the borough in the GCSE league tables published by the Department for Education. The league tables show that the school’s Attainment 8 score – which gauges achievement across eight qualifications including English and Mathematics – far exceeds the national average.
Although extremely proud of our position in the GCSE performance tables, there is another measure which is of greater importance to us; the amount of progress each child makes. ‘Value added’ is a measure of the progress pupils make between different stages of their education; if pupils perform beyond expectations this is reflected in a high ‘value added’ score. The Senior School is within the top three per cent nationally when it comes to adding value to a child’s level of attainment.
GL assessment results
GL assessments are undertaken every year across the country, with benchmarks of above 110 as representing high achievement (above average). Therefore, success obtained is a measure of our extraordinary teaching that occurs in the Prep School.
Our GL assessment enables us to check the accuracy of attainment within a national context. For the academic year 2023/24 we are delighted to announce another successful year where all year groups averaged 119+ in GL assessments (English and Maths combined), with the average scores as follows:
| Year Group | English & Maths combined score |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | 123 |
| Year 2 | 117 |
| Year 3 | 115 |
| Year 4 | 117 |
| Year 5 | 119 |
| Year 6 | 121 |