SCHOOL PROFILE

Q3 Academy Great Barr: data, trends and context

Q3 Academy Great Barr is a secondary school in Sandwell. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
135449
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Trust
THE MERCIAN TRUST
Postcode
B43 7SD
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,153
FSM eligible
24.7%
EAL / First language other than English
18.0%
SEND (total)
12.5%
SEN Support
10.1%
EHCP
2.4%
White British
36.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
92.4%
Overall absence
7.6%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Severe absence
2.3%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
SandwellLocal authority91.8%8.2%4.1%
West MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
16.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
9.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
44.2
English & maths grade 5+
44.9%
English & maths grade 4+
69.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Q3 Academy Great Barr is a secondary school in Sandwell. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.