Holte School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 10 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103509
- Address
- Wheeler Street, Lozells, B19 2EP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1159 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 73.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
Bangladeshi 36.3%
Pakistani 26.9%
African 13.8%
Other 7.1%
Mixed 6.5%
Caribbean 2.3%
Indian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other White 1.1%
White British 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 79%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.4
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 53 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 39 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Holte School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 190
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 103
- 3rd preference
- 141
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 193 104 89 |
| Year 8 | 191 95 96 |
| Year 9 | 193 96 97 |
| Year 10 | 191 103 88 |
| Year 11 | 231 116 115 |
| Year 12 | 103 54 49 |
| Year 13 | 57 23 34 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 43.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 69.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 28.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.2% 2.4% |