Old Swinford Hospital is a secondary boarding school in Oldswinford, Stourbridge, West Midlands, England[1] that has been in continuous operation since the 17th century.

It was to educate 60 boys from "poor but honest" families nominated by specified parishes in Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire.

There is a minimum standard of 7 'C' grades at GCSE expected; this requirement can be waived if the pupil contributes to the school in other ways such as such as sport or music.

Foreign Language lessons are also compulsory and are offered as options to sixth form students as Spanish, French and German.

[10] Upon publication of the 2007/2008 academic year results tables, Old Swinford Hospital were the best school in the Dudley local area for pass and success rates in GCSEs with 89% of pupils gaining 5 or more A*-C grades.

[citation needed] A Level students also performed well with 99% of examinations taken passed, and an average point score per pupil of 805.8; significantly higher than the Dudley local average of 733.1[11][12] For 2010, it remained the highest performing school in the Dudley borough with 94% of GCSE students gaining 5 or more GCSEs at grade C or above.

David Banks, the former Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Staffordshire cricketer is a member of the teams coaching staff.

[citation needed] Old Swinford Hospital has international links with schools and educational establishments abroad.