Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,152 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
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Ninestiles, an Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,476of 1,500 places
- Free school meals
- 60.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 288
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 20 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Ninestiles School (URN 103558, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 290 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ninestiles, an Academy in 2023, 5% stayed on in Ninestiles, an Academy’s own sixth form (Birmingham average 33%), 40% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 39% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 96% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.9 against 46.1 across England and 46.6 in Birmingham, with 40% 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 Birmingham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ninestiles, an Academy | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 290 | 14,526 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 5% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 39% | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ninestiles, an Academy | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.9 | 46.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 63% | 48% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | 4.15 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 58% | 48% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 42.4 | 40.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.3 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 59% | 39% | 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 | 290 | 100% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 64% |
| English Language | 286 | 99% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 69% |
| English Literature | 283 | 98% | 86% | 19% | 21% | 71% |
| Religious Studies | 277 | 96% | 31% | 18% | 32% | 58% |
| Combined Science | 226 | 78% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 46% |
| Geography | 161 | 56% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 49% |
| History | 120 | 42% | 41% | 18% | 26% | 57% |
| Spanish | 89 | 31% | 19% | 16% | 27% | 63% |
| French | 89 | 31% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 53% |
| Business Studies | 69 | 24% | 18% | 23% | 20% | 67% |
| Biology | 63 | 22% | 23% | 46% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 62 | 22% | 23% | 47% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 61 | 21% | 23% | 39% | 46% | 97% |
| Computer Science | 29 | 10% | 13% | 48% | 30% | 93% |
| Psychology | 24 | 8% | 3% | 17% | 22% | 88% |
| Fine Art | 23 | 8% | 9% | 30% | 28% | 78% |
| Photography | 18 | 6% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 78% |
| Statistics | 17 | 6% | 5% | 53% | 20% | 94% |
| 3D Design | 16 | 6% | 2% | 6% | 16% | 75% |
| Textiles | 7 | 2% | 2% | 29% | 27% | 71% |
| Arabic | 6 | 2% | 1% | 67% | 47% | 83% |
| Graphic Communication | 6 | 2% | 1% | 33% | 23% | 83% |
| Urdu | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Gujarati | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| Bengali | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
| German | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Sociology | 1 | 0% | 4% | — | 21% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 50 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 45 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 32 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 21 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 17 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 3 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 1 | — | — |
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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.