Q3 Academy Great Barr is a secondary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wilderness Lane, Birmingham, B43 7SD
Website: http://www.q3academy.org.uk
Telephone: 01213586186
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Arnull
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135449

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1150
Number of Pupils: 1133
Number of Boys: 599
Number of Girls: 534

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.04 Confidence interval -0.23 to 0.16
Of the 173 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 169 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:47%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.44
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fullbrook Nursery School
West Bromwich Road , WS5 4NN 		4out of 4 3,099 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School
256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX 		3out of 4 3,214 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grove Vale Primary School
Monksfield Avenue , Great Barr B43 6AL 		4out of 4 810 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
Birmingham Road , Great Barr B43 7AP 		3out of 4 936 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Cross Lane , Great Barr B43 6LN 		3out of 4 1,024 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Yew Tree Primary School
Birchfield Way , Yew Tree Estate WS5 4DX 		1out of 4 1,212 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Yew Tree Primary School
Birchfield Way , Yew Tree Estate WS5 4DX 		- not rated 1,212 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Wilderness Lane , Great Barr B43 7SD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Barr Beacon School
Old Hall Lane , Aldridge WS9 0RF 		4out of 4 2,511 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL 		3out of 4 2,741 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walstead Road West , WS5 4PG 		2out of 4 3,025 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Arena Academy
Beeches Road , B42 2PY 		1out of 4 3,102 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Homeschool
49 Manifold Way , Sandwell WS10 0GB 		- not rated 2,946 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School
Priestley Smith School
Perry Beeches Campus , Beeches Road B42 2PY 		4out of 4 3,147 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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