The Birley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 143963
- Address
- Birley Lane, S12 3BP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1091 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.1%
- Persistent absence
- 33.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.3%
White British 78.6%
Unclassified 5.3%
Mixed 4.5%
African 3.2%
Other White 1.8%
Other Black 1.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.7
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.18
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 6 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 6 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
The Birley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 235
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 117 106 |
| Year 8 | 226 113 113 |
| Year 9 | 217 112 105 |
| Year 10 | 222 115 107 |
| Year 11 | 203 106 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 37.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | SP 8.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |