The Phoenix Collegiate
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 15 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 136091
- Address
- Clarkes Lane, B71 2BX
- Website
- www.aspirebelievesucceed.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1937 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 30.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 34.9%
Indian 22.9%
Mixed 10.4%
Other White 6.2%
Caribbean 5.3%
African 4%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other Black 2.6%
Other 2.6%
Bangladeshi 2.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Pakistani 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.07
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.2
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.51
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 12 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 68 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 67 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 27 |
Biology | GCSE | 29 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
The Phoenix Collegiate
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 287
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 98
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 25
Offers
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 331 175 156 |
Year 8 | 344 159 185 |
Year 9 | 333 193 140 |
Year 10 | 345 156 189 |
Year 11 | 346 163 183 |
Year 12 | 121 50 71 |
Year 13 | 117 58 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 84.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 52.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 27.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 5.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 3.4% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.0% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 69.0% 67.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 11.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 8.0% 10.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.1% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 1.7% |