Birches Head Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Oct 3 2023 Ofsted report
- 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
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 148220
- Address
- Birches Head Road, Hanley, ST2 8DD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1045 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 26.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.2%
- Persistent absence
- 38.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 59.7%
Other White 9.2%
Other 8.3%
Pakistani 6.4%
African 6.1%
Mixed 5.5%
Other Asian 2.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.87
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 15%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 30.8
Local authority average 40.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.39
Local authority average 3.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 16 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 1 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
Admissions
Birches Head Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 197
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 113 94 |
| Year 8 | 212 109 103 |
| Year 9 | 199 104 95 |
| Year 10 | 212 110 102 |
| Year 11 | 215 120 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 77.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 45.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 12.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 19.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 12.0% 7.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 17.0% 9.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |