E-ACT Shenley Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Shenley Lane
Northfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B29 4HE
Phone 01214645191
Reference Number 135911

General Makeup

Number of pupils 816
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.02%
Girls: 44.98%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 55.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 12.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 97 84 181
8 105 67 172
9 83 68 151
10 85 62 147
11 79 86 165

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 64.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 7.2%
African 5.4%
Mixed, Other 3.3%
Caribbean 2.6%
White, Other 2.3%
White & Asian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Chinese 1%
Indian 1%
White & Black (African) 1%
Irish 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2021-09-22
Date Description Report
2021-07-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2021-02-23 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-10-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-02-04 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-09-17 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2018-10-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-02-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-12-12 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-11-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-11-03 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-02-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
36.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 31.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 49.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 89 28
Third Preference 100 9
From another Local Authority 4 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Green Meadow Primary School
Green Meadow Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 4EE
0.16 miles
Woodcock Hill Primary School
Farwood Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1BS
0.3 miles
Shenley Fields Nursery School
Woodcock Lane, Birmingham, B31 1BU
0.3 miles
Edith Cadbury Nursery School
Somerford Road, Birmingham, B29 5LB
0.53 miles
Princethorpe Infant School
Princethorpe Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5QB
0.55 miles
Princethorpe Junior School
Princethorpe Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5QB
0.55 miles
Northfield Manor Primary Academy
Swarthmore Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 4JT
0.63 miles
Weoley Castle Nursery School
109 Weoley Castle Road, Birmingham, B29 5QD
0.66 miles
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1LD
0.78 miles
Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School
Gregory Avenue, Weoley Castle, Our Lady & St. Rose of Lima Catholic Primary Schoo, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5DY
0.79 miles
Jervoise School
Jervoise Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5QU
0.8 miles
The Orchards Primary Academy
Rhayader Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1TX
0.87 miles
Bellfield Infant School (NC)
Vineyard Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1PT
0.93 miles
Bellfield Junior School
Vineyard Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1PT
0.93 miles
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Nantmel Grove, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3JS
1.01 miles
Paganel Primary School
Swinford Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 5TG
1.05 miles
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Adams Hill, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3QD
1.05 miles
St Laurence Church Junior School
Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2DJ
1.2 miles
St Laurence Church Infant School
Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2DJ
1.2 miles
Nonsuch Primary School
Wood Leasow, Woodgate Valley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3SE
1.2 miles
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Victoria School
Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1LD
0.72 miles
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 4BT
0.96 miles
Bartley Green School
Adams Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3QJ
1.07 miles
Bournville School
Hay Green Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1SH
1.07 miles
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
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1.12 miles
The University of Birmingham School
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1.27 miles
Fircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6LH
1.36 miles
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
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1.44 miles
Selly Oak Trust School
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1.67 miles
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
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1.73 miles
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
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1.85 miles
Kings Norton Girls' School
Selly Oak Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1HW
1.88 miles
Baskerville School
Fellows Lane, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 9TS
1.99 miles
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BP
1.99 miles
Four Dwellings Academy
DWELLINGS LANE, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, B32 1RJ
2.07 miles
Turves Green Boys' School
Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BS
2.18 miles
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
New Street, Frankley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 0EU
2.47 miles
Selly Park Girls' School
5 Selly Park Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7PH
2.5 miles
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Bristol Road South, Rednal, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 9NY
2.57 miles
King Edward VI High School for Girls
Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2UB
2.61 miles
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