Alleyne's Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 846 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.7
Voluntary controlled school
Abbot Beyne School
- Pupils on roll
- 834of 1,189 places
- Free school meals
- 35.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 132
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 12 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 120 pupils who finished Year 11 at Abbot Beyne School in 2023, 44% stayed on in Abbot Beyne School’s own sixth form (Staffordshire average 33%), 42% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 39 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 69% went to university (Staffordshire 33%, England 37%), and 16% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.4 against 46.1 across England and 43.9 in Staffordshire, with 27% 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 Staffordshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Abbot Beyne School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 120 | 9,264 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 44% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 42% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Abbot Beyne School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 39 | 7,985 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 81% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 69% | 33% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 16% | 11% | 19% |
| Further education | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 11% | 7% |
| Employment | 8% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Abbot Beyne School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.4 | 43.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.6 | 32.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.2 | 47.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 28% | 8% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 127 | 96% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 55% |
| English Literature | 126 | 95% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 63% |
| Mathematics | 125 | 95% | 88% | 10% | 22% | 61% |
| Geography | 97 | 73% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 45% |
| Combined Science | 96 | 73% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 40% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 52 | 39% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 50% |
| History | 40 | 30% | 41% | 18% | 26% | 73% |
| Art and Design | 35 | 27% | 7% | 31% | 24% | 77% |
| Photography | 31 | 23% | 6% | 26% | 19% | 61% |
| Physics | 30 | 23% | 23% | 37% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 30 | 23% | 23% | 20% | 45% | 87% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 23% | 23% | 27% | 47% | 97% |
| Design and Technology | 21 | 16% | 11% | 5% | 23% | 43% |
| French | 18 | 14% | 18% | 17% | 29% | 33% |
| Citizenship Studies | 16 | 12% | 3% | 6% | 19% | 38% |
| Spanish | 2 | 2% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 35 | 73% | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | 56% | — |
| Sports Studies | 20 | 42% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 18 | 38% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | 38% | — |
| Multimedia | 14 | 29% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Abbot Beyne School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 109 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 48 | 2,938 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 32.78 | 33.43 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 17 | 35% | 23% |
| Physics | 13 | 27% | 12% |
| Photography | 12 | 25% | 3% |
| Mathematics | 12 | 25% | 31% |
| Sociology | 11 | 23% | 13% |
| English Literature | 9 | 19% | 11% |
| Geography | 8 | 17% | 10% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 15% | 17% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| English Language | — | — | 4% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 16 | 33% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 11 | 23% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 21% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 6 | 13% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Photography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Photography | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Where Abbot Beyne School is
Other secondary schools in Staffordshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Staffordshire’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Staffordshire
Biddulph High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 746 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · 632 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Academy converter · sixth form · 950 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.0
Blythe Bridge High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,049 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.6
Cannock Chase High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,113 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1
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.