In 2008, Ellowes became the highest ranking of the three Sedgley secondary schools in GCSE examinations for the very first time when an impressive 63% of pupils finished their compulsory education with five or more grades at C or above including English and Mathematics. This placed Ellowes as the fifth highest of the Dudley Borough's 21 secondary schools. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/09/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/332_gcse_lea.stm] Its success continued in 2010 with 90% of students gaining five or more grades at C and above with 66% including English and Mathematics.