E-ACT Shenley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jun 17 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 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
- 135911
- Address
- Shenley Lane, Northfield, B29 4HE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 790 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.2%
- Girls
- 42.8%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 57.7%
- Persistent absence
- 37.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.5%
White British 62.5%
Mixed 14.2%
African 6.2%
Other 5.1%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other Black 2.3%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other White 1.6%
Indian 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.4
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.68
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 5 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 3 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 136 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 135 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| French | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
E-ACT Shenley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 101 76 |
| Year 8 | 171 93 78 |
| Year 9 | 162 102 60 |
| Year 10 | 142 78 64 |
| Year 11 | 138 78 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 4.3% 3.0% |