Harborne Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 2022 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 136213
- Address
- Harborne Road, Edgbaston, B15 3JL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 605 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 64.8%
- Girls
- 35.2%
- First language not English
- 31.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
Mixed 19.9%
African 17.4%
White British 13.4%
Other 12.7%
Caribbean 7.3%
Other White 6.8%
Pakistani 6.8%
Indian 5.6%
Unclassified 4.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Chinese 1.7%
Other Black 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 46%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 47%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.2
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.91
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Harborne Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 119
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 171
- 3rd preference
- 152
- From another Local Authority
- 26
Offers
- 1st preference
- 81
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 121 77 44 |
| Year 8 | 123 81 42 |
| Year 9 | 120 81 39 |
| Year 10 | 121 77 44 |
| Year 11 | 120 76 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.4% 86.0% |
Further education | 43.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.6% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.7% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.0% 1.0% |