Tile Cross Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 5 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
- 616 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 43.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 68.3%
- Persistent absence
- 29.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.3%
White British 29.5%
Pakistani 16.7%
Mixed 13%
African 8.4%
Other White 8%
Other 4.9%
Unclassified 4.4%
Gypsy/Roma 3.2%
Bangladeshi 3.1%
Caribbean 3.1%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other Black 1.9%
Indian 1.1%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.3
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Tile Cross Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 92
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 77 73 |
| Year 8 | 127 58 69 |
| Year 9 | 115 54 61 |
| Year 10 | 110 56 54 |
| Year 11 | 114 63 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
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 | 4.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 21.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.1% 1.2% |