King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 8 2023 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
136152
Address
Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon, B26 2RZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1184 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
29.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.8%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 37.2%
Pakistani 21.9%
Mixed 11.3%
Bangladeshi 7%
Other 5.2%
African 4.5%
Other White 4.2%
Indian 2.6%
Caribbean 2.4%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

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

Entering EBacc

School 22%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 41%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.2
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.94
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award50
Speech & DramaTechnical Award18
Sports StudiesTechnical Award36
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE39
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE24
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE38
BiologyGCSE28
Business Studies:SingleGCSE27
ChemistryGCSE28
ChineseGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

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
256
2nd preference
172
3rd preference
119
From another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
185
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
208
117
91
Year 8
211
103
108
Year 9
204
108
96
Year 10
207
117
90
Year 11
207
102
105
Year 12
74
28
46
Year 13
73
32
41
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
87.1%
85.6%
Further education
40.0%
38.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
38.0%
34.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
9.0%
13.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
6.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.1%
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
70.0%
75.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
33.0%
36.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
2.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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