Alcester Academy
Academy converter · 636 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.0
Academy sponsor led
George Eliot Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 815of 950 places
- Free school meals
- 34.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 120
- Ofsted
- Report card, 18 November 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The George Eliot School (URN 135947, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 172 pupils who finished Year 11 at George Eliot Academy in 2023, 34% moved to a sixth form college, 42% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 34% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 47% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.8 against 46.1 across England and 48.0 in Warwickshire, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Warwickshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | George Eliot Academy | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 172 | 6,474 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 9% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 34% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 42% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | George Eliot Academy | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.8 | 48.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 4.28 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 34% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.4 | 32.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.2 | 52.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 13% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 120 | 100% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 66% |
| English Language | 120 | 100% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 64% |
| English Literature | 117 | 98% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 70% |
| Combined Science | 92 | 77% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 46% |
| Photography | 56 | 47% | 6% | 18% | 19% | 100% |
| History | 52 | 43% | 41% | 25% | 26% | 69% |
| Spanish | 41 | 34% | 19% | 12% | 27% | 71% |
| Religious Studies | 39 | 33% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 82% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 28 | 23% | 8% | 39% | 21% | 96% |
| Physics | 27 | 23% | 23% | 52% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 23% | 23% | 63% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 27 | 23% | 23% | 63% | 45% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 18% | 11% | 32% | 24% | 91% |
| Art and Design | 20 | 17% | 7% | 15% | 24% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 18 | 15% | 13% | 6% | 30% | 50% |
| Music | 16 | 13% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| French | 13 | 11% | 18% | 23% | 29% | 92% |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 45 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 32 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 27 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 10 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Warwickshire
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.