Alderbrook School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 26 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
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 136994
- Address
- Blossomfield Road, B91 1SN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1636 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 12.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.8%
White British 58.1%
Indian 10.8%
Pakistani 9.3%
Mixed 7.2%
Chinese 5.1%
Other Asian 3.5%
Other White 2.8%
Other 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
African 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.48
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.4
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.69
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 21 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 102 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
Alderbrook School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 272
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 325
- 2nd preference
- 474
- 3rd preference
- 330
- From another Local Authority
- 367
Offers
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 285 174 111 |
| Year 8 | 293 148 145 |
| Year 9 | 283 137 146 |
| Year 10 | 261 130 131 |
| Year 11 | 251 127 124 |
| Year 12 | 132 72 60 |
| Year 13 | 131 52 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 85.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 32.0% 36.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 32.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 15.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 65.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 40.0% 23.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.8% 2.2% |