Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group vs Blackfriars Academy
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Overview
Phase
Post-16
Special
Type
Further education
Academy special converter
Age Range
16–99
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
Does not apply
Does not apply
Admissions
-
-
Local Authority
Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
-
121
Capacity
-
120
Occupancy
-
101%
FSM %
-
42.5%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
Outstanding
-
Quality of Education
Outstanding
-
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
-
Personal Development
Outstanding
-
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
-
Last Inspected
Oct 2024
Oct 2023
Performance (2024)
Progress 8
-
-1.71
Attainment 8
-
0.5
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
0%
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
B-
-
Points Per Entry
36.6
-
Best 3 A-Levels
B-
-
AAB+ %
14%
-
Value Added
Average
-
A-Level Students
519
-
Retention
85%
-
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
5%
-
Degree course
47%
-
Any L4+ destination
55%
-
Apprenticeships
3%
-
Cohort size
1900
-
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
15
0
Top subjects
Psychology (314)
Psychology (254)
Mathematics (232)
Sociology (214)
Biology (196)
Mathematics (196)
Sociology (192)
Law (174)