Heartlands Academy

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Heartlands Academy
Heartlands Academy logo.svg
Address
Heartlands Academy
10 Great Francis Street

Nechells

Birmingham
,
West Midlands
,
B7 4QR

England
Coordinates 52°29′17″N1°52′31″W / 52.4880°N 1.8753°W / 52.4880; -1.8753
Information
Type Academy
MottoA place to empower dreams!
Established1 September 2009 (2009-09-01) [1]
Local authority Birmingham
Department for Education URN 135907 Tables
Chair of Ambassadorial Advisory GroupTBC
HeadteacherMs Haughton
Staff100 [2]
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment878 [3]
Capacity950 [4]
Colour(s)   Red and Black
Website https://heartlandsacademy.e-act.org.uk/

Heartlands Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in the Nechells area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. [5]

Contents

Heartlands Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs for students at Key Stage 4. It is ranked the 11th best secondary school Birmingham, by progress 8 score. [6]

History

The former building as Heartlands High School in 2006 The Heartlands High School - geograph.org.uk - 196984.jpg
The former building as Heartlands High School in 2006

Originally known as Duddeston Manor School and then Heartlands High School, [7] the school converted to academy status on 1 September 2009 [8] and was renamed Heartlands Academy. The academy is sponsored by E-ACT and moved into a new building in 2012. [9]

GCSE results

Heartlands High School generally had low average percentages for 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent) A*-C including English & Mathematics in the past, with the lowest recorded being 11% in 2003. However, since then, the average percentage has steadily increased each year. Before the school turned into an academy in September 2009, the school had a percentage of 40% for the final year as Heartlands High School. Since becoming an academy in 2009, the results have been continuing to increase, reaching over 50% for the first time in 2012. Heartlands achieved their highest results in 2019, with 83% of students achieving a grade 4, equivalent to a low C.

Track Record:20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
5+ GCSEs (or equivalent) A*-C incl. English & Maths

Note: 2017, 2018, 2019 involve 9-1 exams [10] [11] [12]

11%13%22%29%28%30%40%47%45%56%57%54%52%72%60%69%83%
Track Record:2016201720182019
Progress 8 Benchmark [13] 0.220.250.61.47
Progress DescriptionAbove AverageAbove AverageWell Above AverageWell Above Average

Ofsted Reports

Heartlands High School was placed into special measures by Ofsted in 2003. [14] Since appointing a new principal and a strong leadership team, the school went to good and improving in three years. In 2009 Heartlands High School was awarded Outstanding, the highest mark achievable in school Ofsted inspections. Since academy conversion, Heartlands Academy has continued to be awarded outstanding in 2012 and 2014.

Inspection record:March 2003March 2006February 2009January 2012February 2014
Ofsted [15] Special MeasuresGood and ImprovingOutstandingOutstandingOutstanding

Principals

Heartlands Academy

Principals:

Headteachers:

2023-present Sophia Haughton 

 [16]  [17]

Notable former pupils

Duddeston Manor School

Heartlands High School

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  3. ↑ "Admissions Procedure". Heartlands Academy. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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  5. ↑ "Heartlands Academy". Heartlands Academy. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "All schools and colleges in Birmingham - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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Very good school overall

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