How to become an Academy

I just thought that this information may well come in handy for local people to read  

Become an Academy

http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/academies/b00201463/becoming-an-academy-top-tips-from-academy-heads

Supporting Schools

http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/academies/b00201463/becoming-an-academy---top-tips-from-academy-heads/supporting-weaker-schools

Sandwell School Results Confusion

I see the National school tables have been released showing individual School and Borough ranking positions across England.

The measurement is simple, the more students with A to C grades you get the further up the table your school and Borough go.

Somehow confusion seems to reign, granted GCSE results have moved up a few places and we congratulate them for that improvement, as a raft of new Coalition policies come filtering through.

But we must not lose sight of the whole picture, at “A” level the borough has slipped down the table and we just can’t allow slippage, both cohorts must show continual improvement.

Sadly it’s “A” level results the Universities use to see if students can gain access to higher education and its Math’s, English and a Science subject at L1 – L2 or L3  they need to compete against other students from other Authorities for jobs and uni places.  

Below is a table showing Sandwell’s comparative position in the Tables including Maths & Eng  

GCSE Tables for England 2011 inc Eng & Maths
Ranking	Council Authority
1	Top
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75	Average
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138	Sandwell                                 2011
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147	Sandwell                                 2010
148
149
150
151	Lowest Ranking

Sandwell has moved up a few places for GCSE’s but sadly is still in the bottom half of the national league tables 

“A” level Tables for England 2011
Ranking	Council Authority
1	Top
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75	Average
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145	Sandwell                             2010
146	Sandwell                             2011
147
148
149
150
151	Lowest Ranking

 

It was also quoted in the local press that these results were “Fantastic” that’s one adjective I would not use! as worse still Sandwell is still stubbornly down the bottom of the tables and these results can affect a person’s whole life

Sandwell Tory said ,

Another year goes by with Sandwell schools in the bottom quartile. The quicker we get Free schools and Academies with the changed curriculum the better.

Dudley is ranked 49 out of 151 Authorities for A levels

Wolverhampton is now ranked 77 nationally out of 151 Authorities

Source

http://www.expressandstar.com/education/2012/01/26/mixed-results-in-midlands-school-league-tables/

http://www.education.gov.uk/a00202531/secperftables12

On a lighter note our congratulations go to

Wood Green High School & Sandwell Academy