Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 5 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
146124
Address
Victoria Road, Acocks Green, B27 7XY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1179 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
26.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.9%
Persistent absence
39.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 42.8%
Mixed 12.4%
Pakistani 12%
Other White 10.7%
African 7%
Indian 5.3%
Other 2.9%
Caribbean 2%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Irish 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.03
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 30%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 30%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.8
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.5
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award47
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
Art & DesignGCSE1
BiologyGCSE74
ChemistryGCSE73
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE32
Design & TechnologyGCSE112
English LanguageGCSE207
English LiteratureGCSE202
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
210
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
184
2nd preference
152
3rd preference
137
From another Local Authority
20
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
154
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
9
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes18.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
209
111
98
Year 8
217
106
111
Year 9
207
107
100
Year 10
207
114
93
Year 11
209
109
100
Year 12
79
42
37
Year 13
51
18
33
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
87.1%
85.6%
Further education
39.0%
38.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
30.0%
34.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
11.0%
13.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
2.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
1.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
6.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
71.0%
75.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
41.0%
36.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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