E-ACT Shenley AcademyBournville School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares E-ACT Shenley Academy and Bournville School in Birmingham.

  • E-ACT Shenley Academy scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Bournville School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). E-ACT Shenley Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • E-ACT Shenley Academy was judged the expected standard and Bournville School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 31.6 for E-ACT Shenley Academy and 36.5 for Bournville School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at E-ACT Shenley Academy (42.3 in 2021-22, 31.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bournville School (39.5 in 2021-22, 36.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

E-ACT Shenley Academy versus Bournville School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamE-ACT Shenley AcademyBirminghamBournville SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100Stronger figureF33/100
Local ranking79th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure83rd of 89 in Birmingham
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary All-through
Age range11-16 4-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll790 691
Capacity965 1,163
LocationBirmingham, B29 4HE Birmingham, B30 1SH
GCSE results
Attainment 831.6 36.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths17.3% 30.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths40.3% 48.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc20.1% Stronger figure11.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score2.70 2.99 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort139 110
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported54.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census790 691
Free school meals (ever 6)60.6% 64.1%
English as an additional language12.7% 24.3%
SEN support23.5% 23.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence13.6% 11.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence40.0% 35.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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

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.

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