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
- 665 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 48.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.7%
- Persistent absence
- 37.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
African 24.4%
Mixed 20.8%
Caribbean 12.5%
Other 12%
Pakistani 8.7%
Other White 5.9%
White British 3.3%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Other Black 2.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Indian 2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.47
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 46%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 47%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.7
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.1
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 38 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
City Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 96 52 44 |
| Year 8 | 142 79 63 |
| Year 9 | 124 71 53 |
| Year 10 | 142 74 68 |
| Year 11 | 161 82 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 87.4% 86.0% |
Further education | 65.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.7% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.0% 1.0% |