The Polesworth School

Dordon Road, Dordon, Tamworth, B78 1QT

Local ranking26th of 39 secondary schools in Warwickshire

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1541

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 42.7
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 35.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 58.2%
Entering EBacc: 37.1%
EBacc APS: 3.8
Cohort Size: 237

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 93.0%
Continued in education: 89.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 2.0%
Not sustained: 4.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 88.0%
Higher education: 43.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 38.0%
Not sustained: 8.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

Avg A-Level Grade

31.1

Avg Points/Entry

33.1

Best 3 A-Levels

102

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 10.1%
Applied General Avg Points: 35.6
16-18 Cohort: 209

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1451
Boys: 714 (49%)
Girls: 737 (51%)
Capacity: 1541 (94% full)
SEND: 19.3%
FSM Eligible: 21.2%
EAL: 2.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.2%
SEN Support: 17.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.1:1
Teachers (FTE): 84.9
Budget per Pupil: £7,325/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 10.5%
Persistent Absence: 26.0%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

White British: 87.5%
White Other: 2.9%
Other: 2.9%
Mixed Other: 1.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
Black Caribbean: 1.1%
Asian Indian: 0.5%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%

87.5%

White British

2.9%

White Other

2.9%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01827702205

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Dordon Road

Tamworth, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 136459
UKPRN: 10032964
Establishment No.: 4112
Trust: COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST