Grace Academy Darlaston

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 27 2022 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
Walsall
Unique reference
135956
Address
Herberts Park Road, Darlaston, WS10 8QJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1028 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
15.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
46.8%
Persistent absence
30.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
24.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 56.1%
Mixed 7.2%
Pakistani 7%
Indian 5.4%
Bangladeshi 5.4%
Other White 5.2%
African 5%
Other Asian 3.9%
Caribbean 2.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.07
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.2
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 14%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 36%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.3
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.76
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award57
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award20
Sports StudiesTechnical Award45
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE44
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE44
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE27
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Grace Academy Darlaston

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
209
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
211
2nd preference
93
3rd preference
52
From another Local Authority
39
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
192
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
7
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 classes21.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
214
106
108
Year 8
213
116
97
Year 9
176
92
84
Year 10
176
79
97
Year 11
174
99
75
Year 12
45
25
20
Year 13
30
18
12
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
84.4%
85.6%
Further education
59.0%
38.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
23.0%
45.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
7.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
59.0%
61.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
9.0%
23.3%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
4.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
2.1%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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