Waverley Studio College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 23 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
139788
Address
470 Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green, B9 5SX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
266 (55% of total capacity)
Boys
44.4%
Girls
55.6%
First language not English
57.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.6%
Persistent absence
38.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
34.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 36.1%
African 25.2%
Other 15%
Mixed 11.3%
Bangladeshi 6.4%
White British 3%
Other White 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-1.33
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.03
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 16%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 30.8
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.38
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award8
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award33
Art & DesignGCSE10
BiologyGCSE10
ChemistryGCSE10
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE12
English LanguageGCSE52
English LiteratureGCSE48
HistoryGCSE1
ItalianGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes17.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 10
65
42
23
Year 11
82
46
36
Year 12
75
23
52
Year 13
44
7
37
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
67.0%
87.1%
85.6%
Further education
33.0%
38.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
16.0%
34.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
18.0%
13.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
2.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
20.0%
6.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
7.0%
2.1%
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
63.0%
75.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
36.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
5.0%
2.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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