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Q3 Academy Great Barr

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Wilderness Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 7SD · q3academy.org.uk · 0121 358 6186

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.2
average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
Last distance offered
1.25 mi
2.01 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,153
3 over 1,150 places · 100%
Local authority
Sandwell
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
26.2%
First language not English
18%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Mercian Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.25 mi (2.01 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.32 mi (2.13 km). Source: Sandwell Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 185 families put the school first and 199 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 222 (Places 209)222September 2023: 192 (Places 212)192September 2024: 237 (Places 218)237September 2025: 197 (Places 204)197September 2026: 185 (Places 199)185Places 199
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261991850.988%
September 2025Sept 2025204197187%
September 2024Sept 20242182371.1▲76%
September 2023Sept 20232121920.985%
September 2022Sept 20222092221.1▲81%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.25 mi2.01 km
September 20251.32 mi2.13 km
September 20241.12 mi1.81 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 44.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sandwell it was 41.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 47.0 (England 46.3)47.02017/18: 43.1 (England 46.5)43.12018/19: 48.5 (England 46.7)48.52021/22: 44.3 (England 48.8)44.32022/23: 45.5 (England 46.3)45.52023/24: 44.5 (England 45.9)44.52024/25: 44.2 (England 46.0)44.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.246.0
●44.9%45.4%
▲69.0%64.8%
▼29.6%40.5%
▼3.844.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form19−3.1
Further education71.1+7.4
Other education0.5−1
Apprenticeship1.4−0.1
Employment0.9−1.1
Not in a lasting destination4.7−3.1
Activity not captured2.4+0.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 23.6 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 21.8 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 23.5 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 28.2 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 37.3 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 30.4 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 32.5 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 32.2 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
48 studentsC+ (32.2)Average -0.05
48 studentsC+ (32.2)Average -0.05
4.2%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2446C+ (32.5)+0.27
2022/2368C (30.4)—
2021/2240B- (37.3)—
2018/1958C- (28.2)-0.04
2017/1883D+ (23.5)-0.38
2016/1790D+ (21.8)0.00
2015/1690D+ (23.6)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University76.6+9.9
Apprenticeship2.1−12.2
Employment17+5.1
Not in a lasting destination4.3—

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 22 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Q3 Academy Great Barr was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
21 Sept 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Feb 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
79%
Replies
75
6% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼68% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼46% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼71% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼64% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●65% agreeEngland 67%

based on 14 parents (19%) with SEND

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