Q3 Academy Great Barr
Wilderness Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7SD
Local ranking8th of 20 secondary schools in Sandwell
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1150
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 44.2 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.9% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 29.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.8 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 216
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
48
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 4.2% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 82
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1163
- Boys
- 593 (51%)
- Girls
- 570 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1150 (101% full)
- SEND
- 12.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.7%
- EAL
- 18.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 10.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,318/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 39.0%
- Asian Indian: 26.6%
- Mixed Other: 5.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.0%
- Black Caribbean: 5.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.2%
- White Other: 2.8%
- Other: 2.8%
39.0%
White British
26.6%
Asian Indian
5.4%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 135449
- UKPRN
- 10024117
- Establishment No.
- 6908
- Trust
- THE MERCIAN TRUST