Q3 Academy Great BarrBarr Beacon School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Q3 Academy Great Barr and Barr Beacon School are secondary schools.
Q3 Academy Great Barr scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Barr Beacon School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Barr Beacon School is ahead on our composite score.
Q3 Academy Great Barr was judged Good and Barr Beacon School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.2 for Q3 Academy Great Barr and 51.0 for Barr Beacon School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Q3 Academy Great Barr (44.3 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Barr Beacon School (54.7 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamQ3 Academy Great Barr | WalsallBarr Beacon School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 20 in Sandwell | 3rd of 19 in Walsall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,163 | 1,501 | |
| Capacity | 1,150 | 1,487 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B43 7SD | Walsall, WS9 0RF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.2 | 51.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.9% | 62.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.0% | 76.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.6% | 87.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | 4.99 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 216 | 261 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 48 | 115 | |
| A-level average points | 32.2 | 33.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.3 | 33.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 4.2% | 9.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,163 | 1,501 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.7% | 23.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.7% | 7.1% | |
| SEN support | 10.2% | 10.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.6% | 19.5% Stronger figure | 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.
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Barr Beacon School
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