Four Dwellings Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 139047
- Address
- Dwellings Lane, Quinton, B32 1RJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 556 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 61.9%
- Girls
- 38.1%
- First language not English
- 30%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 57.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 31.3%
Mixed 18%
African 11.2%
Other 9.4%
Other White 6.7%
Caribbean 6.3%
Pakistani 5.6%
Indian 3.1%
Chinese 2.5%
Bangladeshi 2%
Other Black 2%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.39
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
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 40.5
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.34
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Four Dwellings Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 119
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 107 65 42 |
| Year 8 | 120 73 47 |
| Year 9 | 107 71 36 |
| Year 10 | 113 64 49 |
| Year 11 | 109 71 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 88.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 72.0% 38.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 35.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 14.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.8% 1.0% |