Yardleys SchoolArchbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Yardleys School and Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Yardleys School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Yardleys School is ahead on our composite score.
Yardleys School was judged Good and Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.7 for Yardleys School and 41.7 for Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Yardleys School (46.4 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School (42.5 in 2021-22, 41.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamYardleys School | BirminghamArchbishop Ilsley Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | F37/100 | |
| Local ranking | 34th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 81st of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Needs attention | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 929 | 1,158 | |
| Capacity | 929 | 1,190 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B11 3EY | Birmingham, B27 7XY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.7 Stronger figure | 41.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.0% Stronger figure | 33.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.2% Stronger figure | 56.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.8% Stronger figure | 27.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 Stronger figure | 3.55 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 176 | 206 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 70 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 23.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 23.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 3.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 929 | 1,158 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.5% | 51.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 60.2% | 26.9% | |
| SEN support | 16.8% | 15.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 0.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.3% Stronger figure | 11.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.2% Stronger figure | 34.8% | 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.
Yardleys School
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