Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

11–18Ages
1,188Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136152URN

Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 2RZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

0.4 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

802 applications for 208 places · 53rd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.8of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

44th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

3.9applications per place, Year 7

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

802 applications · 208 places offered · 248 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 of 13 years.

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	208	802	3.9	248	1.19
Sep 2025	207	792	3.8	251	1.21
Sep 2024	209	787	3.8	256	1.22
Sep 2023	210	788	3.8	259	1.23
Sep 2022	209	814	3.9	274	1.31
Sep 2021	207	799	3.9	288	1.39
Sep 2020	209	856	4.1	277	1.33
Sep 2019	209	834	4.0	243	1.16
Sep 2018	210	822	3.9	299	1.42
Sep 2017	210	862	4.1	300	1.43
Sep 2016	210	797	3.8	290	1.38
Sep 2015	210	823	3.9	319	1.52
Sep 2014	210	688	3.3	243	1.16

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

205 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.844th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%52nd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	205	45.8	42%	66%	–
2024/25	204	47.4	45%	70%	–
2023/24	202	47.3	47%	66%	+0.19
2022/23	204	47.2	41%	63%	+0.20

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

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.9applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Cockshut Hill School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.0applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
Grace Academy Solihull
1.7 km · Solihull

2026

3.7applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
Tile Cross Academy
1.9 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.1applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Lyndon School
2.3 km · Solihull

Good2022

3.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
John Henry Newman Catholic College
2.6 km · Solihull

2026

3.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
2.9 km · Solihull

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 33.4Attainment 8
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
3.0 km · Solihull

Graded · no overall grade2024

34.5Attainment 8
Waverley School
3.6 km · Birmingham

2026

7.5applications per place 40.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136152 · 330/6906
Trust: King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,350 pupils · 1,188 on roll
Free school meals: 52.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2010
Replaced: Sheldon Heath Community Arts College (URN 103487)
Address: Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 2RZ
Local authority: Birmingham

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