Fortis Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 143435
- Address
- Aldridge Road, Great Barr, B44 8NU
- Website
- http://fortisacademy.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1294 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 28.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.7%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.1%
White British 21.9%
African 16.2%
Pakistani 12.4%
Mixed 11.5%
Caribbean 7%
Other 6.8%
Other White 6.7%
Bangladeshi 6%
Indian 4.4%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other Black 1.8%
Other Asian 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.9
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.14
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 21 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 31 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 5 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 5 |
| English Language | GCSE | 277 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 261 |
Admissions
Fortis Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 64
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 64
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 239 124 115 |
| Year 8 | 193 94 99 |
| Year 9 | 222 116 106 |
| Year 10 | 198 99 99 |
| Year 11 | 282 151 131 |
| Year 12 | 78 33 45 |
| Year 13 | 82 33 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 69.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 28.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.2% 2.4% |