St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Birmingham

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

Wychall Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham B38 8AP

https://www.stacs.org/

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,170 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In November 2018 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Finances, Disadvantaged pupils, Admissions and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
0.9		Kings Norton Girls' School
1.0		Bournville School
1.0		Ark Kings Academy
1.1		King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
1.3		Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
1.3		Turves Green Boys' School
1.9		The University of Birmingham School
1.9		E-Act Shenley Academy
2.3		Selly Park Girls' School
2.4		King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
2.4		King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Above average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is about average, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Attainment: About average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite high.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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