My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
50%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
1%Belfairs Academy
Academy converter — Secondary
SS9 3TG / 11–18 / None
Requires Improvement
Ofsted
45.5
Attainment 8
66%
parents recommend
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2024
Requires Improvement
Requires Improvement
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 45.5
- Progress 8
- -0.31
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 44.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 24.52
- Achieving AAB+
- 0%
66% of parents would recommend this school
330 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
51%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
18%Agree
39%Disagree
25%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
9%Agree
13%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
7%Not applicable
58%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
14%Agree
34%Disagree
35%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
24%Agree
24%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
2%Not applicable
20%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
28%No
72%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 92 parents
Strongly agree
30%Agree
26%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
7%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
25%Agree
41%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
8%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
23%Agree
48%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
21%Agree
44%Disagree
25%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
3%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
34%Agree
55%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
50%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
21%Agree
36%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
14%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
66%No
34%11.5% of pupils receive SEN support
11.5%
SEN support
2.1%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.4%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.1%
53.6% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 53.6%
45% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 85%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 4%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 45%
- Entered top-third university
- 5%
- Achieved a degree
- 56%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 20.7:1
- Overall absence
- 8.38%
- Persistent absence
- 23.44%
- English as additional language
- 5.9%
- Teachers with QTS
- 89.7%
- White
- 84.1%
- Mixed
- 5.9%
- Asian
- 4.2%
- Black
- 3.1%
- Other
- 1.2%
White British78.7%
Other White5.2%
Irish0.2%
White & Black Caribbean2.1%
Other Mixed1.6%
White & Asian1.3%
White & Black African0.9%
Indian1.2%
Other Asian1.1%
Bangladeshi1%
Pakistani0.7%
Chinese0.2%
Caribbean2.1%
African0.9%
Other Black0.1%