Birches Head Academy | Secondary in Stoke-on-Trent | Ofsted & DfE

43%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

23%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

34.0

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-1.18

Progress 8 · 2018/19

10%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

305.7

EBacc APS · 2018/19

693

Pupils · 2018/19

19%

EAL · 2018/19

18%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

43%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

23%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

34.0

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-1.18

Progress 8 · 2018/19

10%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

305.7

EBacc APS · 2018/19

693

Pupils · 2018/19

19%

EAL · 2018/19

18%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

43%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

23%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

34.0

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-1.18

Progress 8 · 2018/19

10%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

305.7

EBacc APS · 2018/19

693

Pupils · 2018/19

19%

EAL · 2018/19

18%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

Closed school

This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2018/19.

Local authorityStoke-on-Trent

PhaseSecondary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusClosed

Overview of Birches Head Academy · Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

43%

+8pp

43%39%35%

'17'18'19

'19 · 43%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

23%

+3pp

24%22%20%

'17'18'19

'19 · 23%

Attainment 8

34.0

-1.7

38.836.434.0

'17'18'19

'19 · 34.0

Progress 8

-1.18

-0.4

-0.7-0.9-1.2

'17'18'19

'19 · -1.2

EBacc entry

10%

+9pp

10%6%1%

'17'18'19

'19 · 10%

EBacc APS

305.7

+18.0

305.7296.7287.7

'18'19

'19 · 305.7

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8-1.18

Well below average

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Pupils & context

2018/19

Pupils on roll

693

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.4

Workforce data · 2020/21

EAL

19%

FSM eligible

48%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

18%

Contact

Address

Birches Head Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD

Local authority

Stoke-on-Trent

Website

—

Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2018/19	43%	23%	34.0	-1.18	10%	305.7	31%	693
2017/18	35%	20%	35.7	-0.77	1%	287.7	1%	594
2016/17	41%	24%	38.8	-0.69	5%	—	5%	617

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2018/19	693	17.5	18%	19%	48%	6%	18%
2017/18	594	14.6	14%	20%	47%	7%	21%
2016/17	617	14.5	13%	19%	46%	7%	20%