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
- 953 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 26.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.6%
- Persistent absence
- 34.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 57.1%
Other 9.8%
Other White 8.3%
African 8.3%
Pakistani 7.5%
Mixed 4.6%
Other Asian 2%
Other Black 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.3
Local authority average 39.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.62
Local authority average 3.38
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 56 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 199 |
Admissions
Birches Head Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 84 73 |
| Year 8 | 199 107 92 |
| Year 9 | 195 103 92 |
| Year 10 | 199 100 99 |
| Year 11 | 203 108 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 78.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 49.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 17.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 9.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.2% 3.0% |