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Q3 Academy Tipton is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,540 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19. In December 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of The Mercian Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Q3 Academy Langley, Walsall Studio School, Q3 Academy Great Barr, Queen Mary's Grammar School and Queen Mary's High School.)
Particular strengths include Representation and Sixth form. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Disadvantaged pupils.
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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community. Show details
Sixth form: About average. Progress is about average.
Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Environment: Below average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all roughly average.
Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is very high.
Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are below average. Progress at 16-18 is about average.
Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low. Show details
Progress: Poor. Up to age 16 it is poor, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
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.
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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
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