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E-ACT Heartlands Academy

Great Francis Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 4QR

Local ranking16th of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: Outstanding

Secondary

Phase

950

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 25 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
50.3 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
47.3% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
76.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
39.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.4 nat4.1
Cohort Size
146

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
90.0%
Continued in education
89.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
1.0%
Not sustained
7.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25
16-18 Cohort
9

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
826
Boys
416 (50%)
Girls
410 (50%)
Capacity
950 (87% full)
SEND
13.7%
FSM Eligible
73.7%
EAL
71.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.0%
SEN Support
12.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
46.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,571/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black African: 36.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 29.3%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 8.5%
  • Other: 7.8%
  • Black Caribbean: 3.4%
  • Mixed Other: 2.8%
  • White British: 1.9%
  • White Other: 1.9%

36.7%

Black African

29.3%

Asian Pakistani

8.5%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
135907
UKPRN
10028140
Establishment No.
6905
Trust
E-ACT

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