City United Academy (CUA)

Independent school · Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formBirmingham, Birmingham B1

An independent school in Birmingham for ages 11–18: destination measures are not published for independent schools, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
—
Places
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Pupils
27

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Birmingham’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 50 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

33.82%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Health & Safety30%
Language & Communication18%
Green & Sustainability17%
Transversal Skills16%
Mathematics & Statistics15%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects4

Entries 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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Biology360%23%—45%—
English Language360%89%—20%—
Mathematics360%88%—22%—
Physical Education240%11%—24%—
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Health & Safety42%
Language & Communication35%
Green & Sustainability32%
Transversal Skills29%
Natural Sciences27%
Mathematics & Statistics25%
Digital & ICT Skills15%
Engineering & Manufacturing12%
Arts & Humanities9%
Law & Public Administration7%
Social & Cultural Skills7%
Business & Administration3%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 12.0percentage 7.6vocabulary 6.8ratio 6.2power 5.4translation 5.4audience 5.0equation 5.0particle model 5.0grammar 4.8formulae 4.8photosynthesis 4.6root 4.6gradient 4.6adaptation 4.4change of state 4.0standard form 3.8percentage change 3.8linear functions 3.8reflection 3.8area 3.8congruence 3.8pythagoras' theorem 3.8observation 3.6

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, data collection, scale from Biology, Mathematics, Computing and 3 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses sampling technique, experimental design, conclusion from Biology, Mathematics, Science · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, solution from Mathematics, Design and Technology, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
More apprenticeships9
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data collection, conduct field work, climate change from Biology, Computing, Geography and 1 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, graph, pressure from Biology, Mathematics, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses punctuation, spelling, grammar from English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses integer, mean, data structure from English Language, Mathematics, Physical Education and 2 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses experimental design, scientific method, data presentation from Biology, English Language, Computing and 1 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, si unit, measurement from Biology, Mathematics, Mathematics and 1 more
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses sampling technique, temperature, adaptation from Biology, Science · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses data collection, scale, computer systems from Computing, Design and Technology, Geography and 1 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, volume, unit conversion from Mathematics, Mathematics, Science · jobs: battery test technician
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Independent schools admit directly and set their own dates and entrance tests; council allocation statistics do not cover them.

  1. Year 6Register with the school; entrance assessments are usually in the autumn or January, offers in February
  2. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Birmingham

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Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

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.