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Alcester Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Gerard Road, Alcester B49 6QQ · alcesteracademy.org.uk · 01789 762285
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 636
- 98% of 650 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.9%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Alcester Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 145 families put the school first and 131 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 131 | 145 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 132 | 147 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 125 | 161 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 123 | 143 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 129 | 155 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54, and 68.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54 | 46 | ||
| ▲68.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.89 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44 | +7 |
| Further education | 43.2 | −1.2 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 4.8 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Alcester Academy on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 12
- 2% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied