Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | School performance

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

42%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

71%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

531.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

767

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

38%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

42%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

71%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

531.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

767

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

38%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

42%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

71%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

531.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

767

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

38%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBirmingham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio13.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School · Secondary with sixth form · Birmingham

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

61%

-10pp

71%66%61%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 61%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

42%

-9pp

54%48%42%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 42%

Attainment 8

44.6

-2.4

48.646.644.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 44.6

EBacc entry

71%

+26pp

71%51%30%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 71%

EBacc APS

531.2

-87.1

726.9580.7434.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 531.2

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

A-level APS

30.0

-0.2

30.228.827.3

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 30.0

A-level value added

-0.29

-0.4

+1.3+0.5-0.3

'19'24'25

'25 · -0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

16%

+7pp

16%11%5%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 16%

Average A-level grade

CCC-

'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

767

Pupil : teacher ratio

13.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

18%

FSM eligible

49%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

12%

Persistent absence

38%

Contact

Address

Woodbrooke Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 1UL

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

www.decschool.co.uk

Telephone

01214644040

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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
2024/25	61%	42%	44.6	Not applicable	71%	531.2	72%	767
2023/24	71%	51%	47.0	+0.21	45%	618.2	47%	770
2022/23	63%	45%	44.7	-0.15	49%	602.2	51%	783
2021/22	71%	54%	48.6	+0.19	56%	726.9	58%	837
2018/19	67%	51%	48.6	+0.43	30%	434.5	43%	712
2017/18	55%	32%	40.9	-0.15	39%	404.9	55%	680

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	30.0	C	-0.29	16%	27
2023/24	30.2	C	+0.12	9%	31
2022/23	27.9	C-	—	5%	28
2021/22	27.3	C-	—	8%	30
2018/19	Suppressed	Suppressed	+1.28	Suppressed	11
2017/18	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	13

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	767	11.0	10%	18%	49%	12%	38%
2023/24	770	11.9	16%	18%	48%	10%	36%
2022/23	783	13.3	15%	16%	47%	11%	38%
2021/22	837	14.2	25%	14%	45%	11%	37%
2020/21	819	13.6	24%	15%	45%	—	—
2018/19	712	12.7	27%	15%	49%	5%	14%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	6%	16%
2016/17	642	14.5	26%	15%	55%	—	—