Jewellery Quarter Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Nov 26 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 141003
- Address
- St George's Court, 1 Albion Street, B1 3AA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 614 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 52.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
Mixed 29.3%
African 26.5%
Caribbean 11.1%
Other 9.9%
Pakistani 7.8%
Other White 4.1%
Bangladeshi 4.1%
Indian 2.4%
Unclassified 1.8%
White British 1.3%
Other Black 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.2
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.25
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 24 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 62 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 136 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 132 |
Admissions
Jewellery Quarter Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 72
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 104 58 46 |
| Year 8 | 113 68 45 |
| Year 9 | 137 84 53 |
| Year 10 | 114 52 62 |
| Year 11 | 146 74 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 4.3% 3.0% |