E-ACT Heartlands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 6 2014 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
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 135907
- Address
- Great Francis Street, Nechells, B7 4QR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 838 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 69.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
African 37%
Pakistani 30%
Bangladeshi 8.7%
Other 7.3%
Mixed 5.8%
Caribbean 3%
White British 2.1%
Other White 1.9%
Other Black 1.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.3
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 53 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 61 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
Heartlands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 135
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 106 74 |
| Year 8 | 180 96 84 |
| Year 9 | 150 64 86 |
| Year 10 | 151 63 88 |
| Year 11 | 177 97 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 29.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.1% 1.2% |