The Phoenix Collegiate

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 14 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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award12
Sports StudiesTechnical Award1
TourismTechnical Award13
Health StudiesTechnical Award68
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award67
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE10
Art & DesignGCSE36
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE27
BiologyGCSE29
ChemistryGCSE29
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Phoenix Collegiate

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
287
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
210
2nd preference
98
3rd preference
57
From another Local Authority
25
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
210
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
16
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 classes19.7
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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