Brownhills Ormiston Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 147796
- Address
- Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, WS8 7QG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 720 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 84.6%
Mixed 5.3%
Other White 3.5%
African 2.9%
Caribbean 1.4%
Indian 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.3
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.99
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Dance | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 165 78 87 |
| Year 8 | 159 83 76 |
| Year 9 | 136 60 76 |
| Year 10 | 130 74 56 |
| Year 11 | 130 67 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 46.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |