Alcester Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 19 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
- Warwickshire
- Unique reference
- 137172
- Address
- Gerard Road, B49 6QQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 635 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 93.2%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 2.2%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.76
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55
Local authority average 48.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.67
Local authority average 4.22
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 86 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 85 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 123 |
Admissions
Alcester Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 125
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 39
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 131 48 83 |
| Year 8 | 130 68 62 |
| Year 9 | 122 56 66 |
| Year 10 | 127 74 53 |
| Year 11 | 125 77 48 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 87.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 32.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 45.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |