KEY FACTS
- 80% of students are from ethnic minority heritages.

- 1 /5th of students are white* British.
- Increasing numbers of students from Eastern Europe are joining the school.
- A very high proportion of students speak English as a second language.
- Students' prior attainment on entry has been well below average on entry to the school.
- The school is a Specialist College for Business and Enterprise and Performing Arts.
- The school is situated in a community which has much higher than average levels of deprivation.
- The proportion of students known to be eligible for free school meals is almost double the national average