Barr Beacon SchoolFortis Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Barr Beacon School and Fortis Academy are secondary schools.
Barr Beacon School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fortis Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Barr Beacon School is ahead on our composite score.
Barr Beacon School was judged Good and Fortis Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.0 for Barr Beacon School and 37.9 for Fortis Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Barr Beacon School (54.7 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Fortis Academy (40.1 in 2021-22, 37.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WalsallBarr Beacon School | BirminghamFortis Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 19 in Walsall | 67th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,501 | 1,294 | |
| Capacity | 1,487 | 2,124 | |
| Location | Walsall, WS9 0RF | Birmingham, B44 8NU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.0 Stronger figure | 37.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.1% Stronger figure | 27.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.6% Stronger figure | 49.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.0% Stronger figure | 13.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 Stronger figure | 3.14 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 261 | 277 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 115 | 65 | |
| A-level average points | 33.0 Stronger figure | 30.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.8 Stronger figure | 30.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 9.8% Stronger figure | 5.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,501 | 1,294 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.2% | 59.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.1% | 28.7% | |
| SEN support | 10.1% | 20.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.9% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.5% Stronger figure | 31.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Barr Beacon School
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