Tile Cross Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 4 2024 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
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 144306
- Address
- Gressel Lane, Tile Cross, B33 9UF
- Website
- tilecross.academy
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 624 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 39.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 71.5%
- Persistent absence
- 38.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.8%
White British 34.3%
Pakistani 16.3%
Mixed 13%
African 7.4%
Other White 6.6%
Other 5.4%
Unclassified 3.5%
Gypsy/Roma 3.4%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Caribbean 2.7%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other Black 1.4%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 46%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 47%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.1
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.36
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 103 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 105 |
Admissions
Tile Cross Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 126
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 98
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 129 71 58 |
| Year 8 | 146 77 69 |
| Year 9 | 129 57 72 |
| Year 10 | 109 52 57 |
| Year 11 | 111 55 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 67.0% 87.4% 86.0% |
Further education | 37.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 5.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.6% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 21.0% 6.7% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.0% 1.0% |