Plantsbrook School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 4 2019 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
- 137053
- Address
- Upper Holland Road, B72 1RB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1553 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 67.5%
Mixed 9.7%
Pakistani 4.6%
Indian 3.7%
Chinese 2.8%
Other White 2.7%
Caribbean 2.3%
Unclassified 2%
African 1.7%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 78%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.9
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.72
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 23 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Plantsbrook School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 306
- 2nd preference
- 507
- 3rd preference
- 390
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 270 142 128 |
| Year 8 | 266 134 132 |
| Year 9 | 240 122 118 |
| Year 10 | 237 103 134 |
| Year 11 | 230 131 99 |
| Year 12 | 166 86 80 |
| Year 13 | 144 69 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 88.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 38.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 62.0% 35.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 14.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 81.0% 73.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 21.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 24.0% 20.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.3% 1.7% |