City Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 148187
- Address
- 23 Langley Walk, B15 2EF
- Website
- http://www.corecity.academy
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 615 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 49.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 58%
- Persistent absence
- 31.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
African 26.3%
Mixed 21.3%
Other 11.7%
Caribbean 11.5%
Pakistani 9.6%
Other White 4.4%
Unclassified 3.6%
White British 3.1%
Indian 2.6%
Bangladeshi 2.4%
Other Black 2.1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.3
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.24
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 149 |
Admissions
City Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 53
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 83 51 32 |
| Year 8 | 109 56 53 |
| Year 9 | 146 77 69 |
| Year 10 | 127 75 52 |
| Year 11 | 150 78 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 10.0% 4.3% 3.0% |