Perryfields Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 148267
- Address
- Oldacre Road, B68 0RG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 817 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 38.8%
Mixed 16%
African 9.4%
Indian 7.7%
Caribbean 6.2%
Pakistani 5.6%
Other White 5%
Other 3.5%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other Asian 2%
Other Black 2%
Chinese 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 34%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.7
Local authority average 41.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 76 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 6 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Perryfields Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 87
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 93
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 29
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 134 66 68 |
| Year 8 | 172 93 79 |
| Year 9 | 148 69 79 |
| Year 10 | 163 88 75 |
| Year 11 | 200 114 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 55.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 25.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 5.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.6% 3.0% |