Aldridge School - A Science College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 26 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Walsall
Unique reference
137974
Address
Tynings Lane, Aldridge, WS9 0BG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1593 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
52.9%
Girls
47.1%
First language not English
10.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.3%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 57.8%
Pakistani 16.7%
Mixed 7.1%
Indian 6.7%
African 2.8%
Other White 2.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
Caribbean 1.8%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.11
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.2
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 75%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.6
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.23
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award21
Health StudiesTechnical Award43
Speech & DramaTechnical Award3
Ancient HistoryGCSE23
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE22
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE15
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE14
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE35
BiologyGCSE54
Business Studies:SingleGCSE99
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Aldridge School - A Science College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
262
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
201
2nd preference
245
3rd preference
202
From another Local Authority
100
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
185
2nd preference
51
3rd preference
14
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)

Aldridge School (music place)

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
18
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes23.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
280
154
126
Year 8
280
141
139
Year 9
270
146
124
Year 10
270
129
141
Year 11
261
153
108
Year 12
107
50
57
Year 13
125
69
56
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
84.4%
85.6%
Further education
37.0%
38.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
51.0%
45.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
0.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
7.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
1.6%
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
83.0%
61.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
30.0%
23.3%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
4.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.1%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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