Jewellery Quarter Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 19 2022 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
- 653 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 54.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.7%
- Persistent absence
- 33.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
Mixed 29.9%
African 23.3%
Caribbean 11.9%
Other 9.3%
Pakistani 7.8%
Bangladeshi 4.9%
Other White 4.6%
Indian 3.1%
Unclassified 1.7%
White British 1.4%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.73
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.4
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.76
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 132 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 132 |
| French | GCSE | 18 |
| Geography | GCSE | 55 |
| History | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
Jewellery Quarter Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 107
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 119 68 51 |
| Year 8 | 142 84 58 |
| Year 9 | 118 55 63 |
| Year 10 | 138 70 68 |
| Year 11 | 136 70 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 52.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.1% 1.2% |