Greenwood Academy is a secondary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Farnborough Road, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Farnborough Road, Birmingham, B35 7NL
Website:
Telephone: 01214646101
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Allen Bird
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139048

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1080
Number of Pupils: 950
Number of Boys: 477
Number of Girls: 473

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.41 Confidence interval -0.65 to -0.16
Of the 116 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 106 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:84%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Vale Nursery School
Yatesbury Avenue , Castle Vale B35 6DU 		4out of 4 961 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pegasus Primary Academy
Turnhouse Road , Castle Vale B35 6PR 		2out of 4 258 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Gerard's RC Junior and Infant School
Yatesbury Avenue , Castle Vale B35 6LB 		3out of 4 441 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Topcliffe Primary School
Hawkinge Drive , Castle Vale B35 6BS 		3out of 4 853 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chivenor Primary School
Farnborough Road , Castle Vale B35 7JA 		3out of 4 883 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Minworth Junior and Infant School
Water Orton Lane , Minworth B76 9BU 		2out of 4 1,374 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenwood Academy
Farnborough Road , B35 7NL 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Park Hall Academy
Water Orton Road , Castle Bromwich B36 9HF 		3out of 4 1,702 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ebn Academy 2
10 High Street , Castle Vale B35 7PR 		3out of 4 246 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Castlewood School
Lanchester Way , Castle Bromwich B36 9LF 		2out of 4 2,119 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Shrubbery School Ltd
Walmley Ash Road , B76 1HY 		- not rated 2,523 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Summerfield Education Centre
Auckland Drive , Smith's Wood B36 0DD 		3out of 4 2,625 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Auckland Education Centre
Bosworth Wood Campus , Auckland Drive B36 0DD 		1out of 4 2,716 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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