E-ACT Heartlands AcademyBOA Digital Technologies Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
E-ACT Heartlands Academy and BOA Digital Technologies Academy are secondary schools in Birmingham.
E-ACT Heartlands Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and BOA Digital Technologies Academy scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). E-ACT Heartlands Academy is ahead on our composite score.
E-ACT Heartlands Academy was judged exceptional and BOA Digital Technologies Academy was judged the expected standard.
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamE-ACT Heartlands Academy | BirminghamBOA Digital Technologies Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B70/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 16th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 88th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 826 | 355 | |
| Capacity | 950 | 900 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B7 4QR | Birmingham, B7 4EU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.3 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.3% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.0% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.0% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 146 | Not reported | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 826 | 355 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 73.7% | 52.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 71.9% | 17.5% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 21.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.0% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.8% Stronger figure | 33.1% | 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.
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.
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
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