Jewellery Quarter AcademyCity Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Jewellery Quarter Academy and City Academy are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Jewellery Quarter Academy scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and City Academy scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). City Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Jewellery Quarter Academy was judged in need of attention and City Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.2 for Jewellery Quarter Academy and 36.4 for City Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Jewellery Quarter Academy (39.0 in 2021-22, 35.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at City Academy (38.4 in 2021-22, 36.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamJewellery Quarter Academy | BirminghamCity Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F31/100 | D41/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 85th of 89 in Birmingham | 77th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Free schools | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 614 | 615 | |
| Capacity | 660 | 750 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B1 3AA | Birmingham, B15 2EF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.2 | 36.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28.1% Stronger figure | 23.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47.9% Stronger figure | 40.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.7% Stronger figure | 30.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.26 Stronger figure | 3.24 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 146 | 150 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 614 | 615 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 65.0% | 64.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 52.4% | 49.9% | |
| SEN support | 14.2% | 12.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.5% Stronger figure | 34.2% | 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
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.
Jewellery Quarter Academy
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