Alcester Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warwickshire
Gerard Road, Alcester, B49 6QQ
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/01/2022
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
14.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
636
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
650 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
116 of 147 families who put it first got an offer
132
Places offered
380
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 147 | 116 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 123 | 15 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 72 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 38 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 380 | 132 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 19 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Mellors
- Address
- Gerard Road, Alcester, B49 6QQ
- Phone
- 01789762285
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Kinwarton · Stratford-on-Avon
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137172
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ALCESTER ACADEMY
636 pupils · 650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
19 January 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 654 pupils
Attendance
94.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.65 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.95 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 83.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.89 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 130 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.