Fortis Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Aldridge Road
Great Barr
Birmingham
West Midlands
B44 8NU
Phone 01213666611
Reference Number 143435

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1294
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.23%
Girls: 49.77%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 51.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 29.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 124 115 239
8 94 99 193
9 116 106 222
10 99 99 198
11 151 131 282
12 33 45 78
13 33 49 82

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 21.9%
African 16.2%
Pakistani 12.4%
Caribbean 7%
White, Other 6.7%
Mixed, Other 4.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.5%
Indian 4.4%
Unclassified 3.3%
White & Asian 1.5%
Asian, Other 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2023-12-01
Date Report
2023-10-24 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 01 December 2023
2019-11-26 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 09 January 2020
2017-12-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 January 2018
2016-12-06 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 06 December 2016
2016-06-28 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 05 September 2016
2014-01-22 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 24 February 2014
2013-01-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 05 February 2013
2012-11-08 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 29 November 2012
2011-02-09 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 07 March 2011
2009-11-24 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 11 January 2010
2009-05-19 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 03 June 2009
2008-10-08 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 19 November 2008
2008-04-14 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 13 June 2008
2006-02-08 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 06 March 2006
2000-03-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 22 June 2000
2016-06-28 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 05 September 2016
2014-01-22 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 24 February 2014
2013-01-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 05 February 2013
2012-11-08 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 29 November 2012
2011-02-09 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 07 March 2011
2009-11-24 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 11 January 2010
2009-05-19 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 03 June 2009
2008-10-08 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 19 November 2008
2008-04-14 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 13 June 2008
2006-02-08 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 06 March 2006
2000-03-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 22 June 2000

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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 27.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 45.5% Unlock Unlock

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.63 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.48 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 5.7% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 109 20
Third Preference 108 9
From another Local Authority 19 2

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