Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

E-ACT Shenley Academy

11–16Ages
746Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135911URN

Shenley Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, B29 4HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

1.6 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

337 applications for 126 places · 78th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

32.9of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

86th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

1.6 below Birmingham median (4.2) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

337 applications · 126 places offered · 91 named it first

2026 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 2.8; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.3; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.3; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 3.8; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 4.7; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 3.8; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 3.9; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 3.5; Birmingham median median 3.5

This school
Birmingham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	126	337	2.7	91	0.72
Sep 2025	150	426	2.8	87	0.58
Sep 2024	180	609	3.4	132	0.73
Sep 2023	180	600	3.3	121	0.67
Sep 2022	172	581	3.4	124	0.72
Sep 2021	151	503	3.3	81	0.54
Sep 2020	145	618	4.3	113	0.78
Sep 2019	209	790	3.8	186	0.89
Sep 2018	202	796	3.9	197	0.98
Sep 2017	180	843	4.7	251	1.39
Sep 2016	179	688	3.8	236	1.32
Sep 2015	179	697	3.9	254	1.42
Sep 2014	179	629	3.5	299	1.67

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

136 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)32.986th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%85th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths40%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.70

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	136	32.9	28%	40%	–
2024/25	139	31.6	17%	40%	–
2023/24	164	36.2	32%	54%	−0.70
2022/23	163	37.7	34%	58%	−0.38

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

E-ACT Shenley AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 32.9Attainment 8
King Edward VI Five Ways School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

7.7applications per place 79.3Attainment 8 Selective
Bartley Green School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
Bournville School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

16.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
1.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
The University of Birmingham School
2.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

10.8applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
2.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

8.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
2.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.1applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
3.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 50.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135911 · 330/6907
Trust: E-Act
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 965 pupils · 746 on roll
Free school meals: 59.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2009
Replaced: Shenley Court Specialist Arts College and Sixth Form Centre (URN 103525)
Address: Shenley Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, B29 4HE
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources