Grace Academy Solihull

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 5 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Solihull
Unique reference
129342
Address
Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsey Wood, B37 5JS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
879 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
46.2%
Girls
53.8%
First language not English
3.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
46.3%
Persistent absence
37.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.9%
Mixed 13.8%
Other White 1.6%
Other Asian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.5%
African 1.3%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 16%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 44%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.2
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.79
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award26
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award20
MultimediaTechnical Award36
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award11
Speech & DramaTechnical Award12
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE16
BiologyGCSE27
ChemistryGCSE27
English LanguageGCSE143
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Grace Academy Solihull

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
190
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
267
2nd preference
154
3rd preference
87
From another Local Authority
304
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
167
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
180
81
99
Year 8
174
72
102
Year 9
172
76
96
Year 10
155
75
80
Year 11
143
80
63
Year 12
29
14
15
Year 13
26
8
18
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
77.0%
85.0%
85.6%
Further education
42.0%
36.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
23.0%
32.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
11.0%
15.7%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
13.0%
6.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
3.0%
1.2%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
61.0%
65.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
11.0%
23.5%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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