Aston University Engineering Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 12 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
138222
Address
1 Lister Street, B7 4AG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
875 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
62.3%
Girls
37.7%
First language not English
20.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.7%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.6%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other7.8%
Bangladeshi8.9%
Mixed11%
African17.8%
Pakistani30.5%
Indian
5.8%
White British
5.7%
Caribbean
3.3%
Other Asian
2.6%
Other White
2.4%
Unclassified
2.2%
Other Black
1.4%
Chinese
0.5%
Irish
0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

AreaResult
School
0%
Local authority average
48%
England average
41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

AreaResult
School
48%
Local authority average
45%
England average
45%

Attainment 8 score

NameValue
School
44.1
Local authority average
46.6
England average
46

EBacc average point score

NameValue
School
3.6
Local authority average
4.15
England average
4.09
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE12
BiologyGCSE39
Business Studies:SingleGCSE46
ChemistryGCSE38
ChineseGCSE2
Design & TechnologyGCSE22
English LanguageGCSE81
English LiteratureGCSE80
ItalianGCSE2
MathematicsGCSE80
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
81
45
36
Year 10
81
46
35
Year 11
81
42
39
Year 12
376
243
133
Year 13
255
169
86
Year 14
1
0
1
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
87.1%
85.5%
Further education
42.0%
39.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
43.0%
34.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
7.0%
12.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.3%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
6.3%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
4.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
75.0%
69.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
29.0%
28.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
2.2%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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