Waverley Studio CollegeEden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Waverley Studio College and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Waverley Studio College scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham is ahead on our composite score.
Waverley Studio College was judged Good and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 21.9 for Waverley Studio College and 62.1 for Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Waverley Studio College (29.3 in 2021-22, 21.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (63.7 in 2021-22, 62.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamWaverley Studio College | BirminghamEden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | A88/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 80th of 89 in Birmingham | 3rd of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Studio schools | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 14-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 251 | 616 | |
| Capacity | 300 | 620 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B9 5SX | Birmingham, B10 9HH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 21.9 | 62.1 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 12.7% | 73.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 25.5% | 87.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 85.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.83 | 5.83 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 55 | 120 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 251 | 616 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.6% | 47.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 49.8% | 39.9% | |
| SEN support | 37.5% | 12.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 21.9% | 6.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 54.9% | 17.3% 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
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.
Waverley Studio College
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
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