Rockwood Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 14 2019 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
138059
Address
Naseby Road, Alum Rock, B8 3HG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1084 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
23.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.5%
Persistent absence
38.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 69%
African 10.5%
Bangladeshi 5.5%
Gypsy/Roma 4.9%
Other 4.7%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.03
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 28%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 33%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.9
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.7
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award8
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE17
BiologyGCSE44
Business Studies:SingleGCSE53
ChemistryGCSE43
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE24
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE49
Design & TechnologyGCSE17
English LanguageGCSE179
English LiteratureGCSE180
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Rockwood Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
209
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
155
2nd preference
120
3rd preference
104
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
148
2nd preference
49
3rd preference
9
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes25.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
232
119
113
Year 8
230
106
124
Year 9
208
103
105
Year 10
209
98
111
Year 11
205
96
109
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
88.8%
86.5%
Further education
40.0%
38.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
15.0%
35.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
35.0%
14.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
2.2%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
1.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
5.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
3.0%
1.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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