George Salter Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 24 2023 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
135234
Address
Davey Road, B70 9UW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1462 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
51.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.3%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 18.9%
Indian 17.4%
Bangladeshi 14.6%
Other White 10.3%
Pakistani 8%
African 6.6%
Mixed 6.5%
Other Asian 6.5%
Caribbean 5.1%
Other 3.9%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.13
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.07
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 30%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 40%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.4
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.78
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award26
Sports StudiesTechnical Award19
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award1
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award21
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award8
Health StudiesTechnical Award49
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE15
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
BiologyGCSE28
Business Studies:SingleGCSE84
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

George Salter Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
245
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
243
2nd preference
159
3rd preference
94
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
204
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
254
120
134
Year 8
251
136
115
Year 9
251
133
118
Year 10
255
144
111
Year 11
268
132
136
Year 12
91
37
54
Year 13
92
43
49
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
86.5%
86.5%
Further education
45.0%
52.5%
34.7%
School sixth form
46.0%
27.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
2.0%
5.5%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.4%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
7.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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
11.0%
11.5%
19.7%
Russell Group
11.0%
10.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.1%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
6.0%
2.6%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.0%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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