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Birmingham, West Midlands
E-ACT Heartlands Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham, West Midlands.
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In terms of academic performance, E-ACT Heartlands Academy has a Progress 8 score of +0.07 (above the national average), an Attainment 8 score of 42.5, 73% of students achieving grade 4+ in English and Maths.
The school has 410 pupils on roll, a teacher turnover rate of 15.9%, 60% of pupils eligible for free school meals, an overall absence rate of 5.4%.
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E-ACT Heartlands Academy has a Progress 8 score of +0.07, which is above the national average of 0. Progress 8 measures how much progress students make between the end of Key Stage 2 and their GCSE results, compared to students with similar starting points nationally.
The school's Attainment 8 score is 42.5. Attainment 8 measures the average achievement of students across 8 qualifications including English, Maths, three EBacc subjects, and three open group qualifications.
73% of students at E-ACT Heartlands Academy achieved grade 4 or above in both English and Maths GCSEs.
E-ACT Heartlands Academy has an overall absence rate of 5.4%. The national average for secondary schools was approximately 8.5% (DfE, 2023/24).
The teacher turnover rate at E-ACT Heartlands Academy is 15.9%. This measures the percentage of teachers who left the school in the past year.
E-ACT Heartlands Academy has 410 pupils on roll.
60% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is used as a proxy for socioeconomic disadvantage.
14% of pupils receive SEN (Special Educational Needs) support or have an Education, Health and Care plan.
In context — vs similar-intake schools
Top 25% for its intakeE-ACT Heartlands Academy is in the top 25% for Progress 8 among schools with a similar intake (34–97% of pupils eligible for free school meals).
Compared with 697 schools nationally that have a similar share of disadvantaged pupils (34–97% of pupils eligible for free school meals). Raw league-table positions are heavily shaped by intake; this comparison isolates how a school performs relative to others facing similar circumstances. Progress 8 already accounts for prior attainment. Source: Department for Education.
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