Heartlands Academy
Address
Map
10 Great Francis Street

Nechells

Birmingham
,
West Midlands
,
B7 4QR

England
Coordinates52°29′17″N 1°52′31″W / 52.4880°N 1.8753°W / 52.4880; -1.8753
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoA place to empower dreams!
Established1 September 2009 (2009-09-01)[1]
Local authorityBirmingham
Department for Education URN135907 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of Ambassadorial Advisory GroupTBC
HeadteacherJennifer Clegg
Staff100[2]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment878[4]
Capacity950[3]
Colour(s)    Red and Black
Websitehttps://heartlandsacademy.e-act.org.uk/

Heartlands Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in the Nechells area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England.[5]

Heartlands Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs for students at Key Stage 4. It is ranked the 11th best secondary school Birmingham, by progress 8 score.[6]

History

The former building as Heartlands High School in 2006

Originally known as Duddeston Manor School and then Heartlands High School,[7] the school converted to academy status on 1 September 2009[8] and was renamed Heartlands Academy. The academy is sponsored by E-ACT and moved into a new building in 2012.[9]

GCSE results

Heartlands High School generally had low average percentage for 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent) A*-C including English & Mathematics in the past, with the lowest recorded being 11% back in 2003. However, since then, the average percentage has been going up steadily each year. Before the school turned to an academy in September 2009, the school had a percentage of 40% for the final year as Heartlands High School. Since becoming an academy in 2009, the results have been continuing to increase, reaching over 50% for the first time in 2012. Heartlands achieved their highest results in 2019, with 83% of students achieving a grade 4, equivalent to a low C.

Track Record: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
5+ GCSEs (or equivalent) A*-C incl. English & Maths

Note: 2017, 2018, 2019 involve 9-1 exams [10][11][12]

11% 13% 22% 29% 28% 30% 40% 47% 45% 56% 57% 54% 52% 72% 60% 69% 83%
Track Record: 2016 2017 2018 2019
Progress 8 Benchmark[13] 0.22 0.25 0.6 1.47
Progress Description Above Average Above Average Well Above Average Well Above Average

Ofsted Reports

Heartlands High School was placed into special measures by Ofsted in 2003.[14] Since appointing a new principal and a strong leadership team, the school went to good and improving in three years. In 2009 Heartlands High School was awarded Outstanding, the highest mark achievable in school Ofsted inspections. Since academy conversion, Heartlands Academy has continued to be awarded outstanding in 2012 and 2014.

Inspection record: March 2003 March 2006 February 2009 January 2012 February 2014
Ofsted [15] Special Measures Good and Improving Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding

Principals

Heartlands Academy

Principals:

Headteachers: 

  [16][17]

Notable former pupils

Duddeston Manor School

Heartlands High School

References

  1. ^ "EduBase Heartlands Academy". Department for Education Edubase. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Heartlands Academy - GOV.UK". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "EduBase Heartlands Academy". Department for Education. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Admissions Procedure". Heartlands Academy. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Heartlands Academy". Heartlands Academy. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. ^ "All schools and colleges in Birmingham - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Birmingham pupil loved her school so much she never left". Birmingham Mail. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. ^ "EduBase Heartlands Academy". Department for Education EduBase. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Heartlands Academy: Record year for GCSE results at Heartlands". Birmingham Mail. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  10. ^ "GCSE results (2004-2007)". BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Examination Results". Heartlands Academy. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Heartlands Academy - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Heartlands Academy - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ "The true value of positive thinking". Birmingham Mail. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Ofsted Inspection Reports". Ofsted. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Meet our headteacher". Heartlands Academy. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Heartlands Academy - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Musical Youth founder members back together to record new album". Birmingham Mail. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  19. ^ "How Birmingham's Jacob Banks risked his life filming MOBO Award nominated video for Move With You". Birmingham Mail. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

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