Waverley School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 29 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
142219
Address
Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green, B9 5QA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1810 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
59%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.8%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 59%
African 12.2%
Bangladeshi 7.8%
Other 7.5%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.9%
White British 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAbove average1.5
MathsAbove average2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award18
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award26
ArabicGCSE7
Art & DesignGCSE38
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE15
BengaliGCSE1
BiologyGCSE43
ChemistryGCSE43
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE41
English LanguageGCSE185
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Waverley School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
32
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
45
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes22.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
57
26
31
Year 1
73
41
32
Year 2
90
46
44
Year 3
94
48
46
Year 4
90
44
46
Year 5
94
49
45
Year 6
93
54
39
Year 7
218
123
95
Year 8
224
108
116
Year 9
216
109
107
Year 10
219
113
106
Year 11
218
123
95
Year 12
64
29
35
Year 13
60
24
36
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
88.8%
86.5%
Further education
37.0%
38.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
26.0%
35.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
27.0%
14.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.2%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
88.0%
73.6%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
21.0%
19.7%
Russell Group
14.0%
20.5%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.1%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.3%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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