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Birches Head Academy

Birches Head Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DD · URN 148220

Public data summary

2.4

out of 10 · 19 data sources

Coverage 56% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Inadequate
Pupils: 451
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,040
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.95
GCSE Attainment 8: 30.2

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 15.2%
Persistent absence: 43.3%
Free school meals: 22.6%
SEN support: 15.3%
English additional language: 26.7%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 7.5:1
Average class size: 24.8
Staff turnover: 38.3%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

3.6

4 contributing signals

Progress

3.1

2 contributing signals

Attendance

1.2

6 contributing signals

Resources

4.2

4 contributing signals

Equity

2.1

3 contributing signals

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Official website

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