Cradley High School

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Cradley High School is a secondary school located in the Cradley area of Halesowen, which is a village in the West Midlands county of England. It is situated in the west end of Halesowen near the borders with Stourbridge and Brierley Hill. As of 2006, the school had 606 pupils on roll.^[1]

In 2006, fears were rife that falling numbers on the school's roll might force it to close. In February 2007, Dudley's independent School Organisation Committee approved proposals to close the school with effect from August 31, 2008. The Year 11 pupils left as normal in 2007. Year 10 pupils will complete their education at Cradley High and leave in 2008. Pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 transfer to other schools in September 2007, with most pupils moving to Pedmore Technology College. The school is to close at the end of the 2008 school year. As of April 2008, there are 150 students remaining.^[2]

It has achieved mixed success in the local GCSE tables, being the Dudley borough's lowest-scoring school in 2001, but having improved substantially since then.^[3]

On April 28, 2008, a technology workshop in the school was damaged by fire and smoke in an arson attack. It is believed that a firework was put into the room which set fire to furniture. The fire was attended to by two crews from Brierley Hill and Cradley Heath fire stations.^[2]