Shireland Collegiate Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 14 2013 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 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
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 135170
- Address
- Waterloo Road, B66 4ND
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1519 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 46.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.1%
- Persistent absence
- 16.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
Pakistani 31.8%
African 16.9%
Indian 9.2%
Other Asian 8.4%
Mixed 7.7%
White British 5.2%
Other 5.2%
Other White 4.1%
Caribbean 3.9%
Unclassified 3.1%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Other Black 1.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.07
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 80%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.9
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 49 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 119 |
Tourism | Technical Award | 45 |
Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
Biology | GCSE | 56 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
Shireland Collegiate Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 242
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 331
- 2nd preference
- 129
- 3rd preference
- 93
- From another Local Authority
- 140
Offers
- 1st preference
- 228
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 31
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 249 124 125 |
Year 8 | 247 132 115 |
Year 9 | 274 157 117 |
Year 10 | 270 160 110 |
Year 11 | 245 129 116 |
Year 12 | 118 58 60 |
Year 13 | 116 58 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 97.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 52.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 27.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 5.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 3.4% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 7.0% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 76.0% 67.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 11.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 16.0% 10.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.1% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 1.7% |