E-ACT Heartlands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 25 2025 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
- 826 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 71.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 71.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
African 36.7%
Pakistani 29.3%
Bangladeshi 8.5%
Other 7.7%
Mixed 5.3%
Caribbean 3.4%
White British 1.9%
Other White 1.9%
Other Black 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
Indian 1.2%
Chinese 0.6%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.1
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.36
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 40 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 146 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 144 |
Admissions
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 102
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 92 87 |
| Year 8 | 178 105 73 |
| Year 9 | 174 96 78 |
| Year 10 | 148 62 86 |
| Year 11 | 147 61 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 4.3% 3.0% |