Shireland Biomedical Utc

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 29 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sandwell
Unique reference
141813
Address
350 High Street, B70 8DJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
316 (29% of total capacity)
Boys
38.3%
Girls
61.7%
First language not English
49.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.3%
Persistent absence
29.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.0%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 17.1%
White British 16.5%
African 15.8%
Caribbean 12%
Pakistani 11.7%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 6.6%
Bangladeshi 5.1%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other Black 1.9%
Other 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.32
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.07
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 5%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 34%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.3
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.84
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

Subjects entered at 16 to 18

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Applied SciencesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*5
Health StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*4
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*4
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*4
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*4
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*12
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)5
BiologyGCE A level3
ChemistryGCE A level2
MathematicsGCE A level3
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Shireland Biomedical Utc

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
82
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
41
2nd preference
55
3rd preference
39
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
41
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes17.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
111
53
58
Year 8
121
58
63
Year 12
55
7
48
Year 13
29
3
26
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
85.1%
85.6%
Further education
52.0%
52.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
33.0%
25.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
3.0%
6.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
3.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
7.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.0%
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
88.0%
65.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
13.0%
20.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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