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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good |
Inspection history
- 20 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 3 December 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry873 applications · 251 places offered · 149 named it first
- 2026 3.5; Birmingham median median 4.2
- 2025 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.3
- 2024 3.1; Birmingham median median 4.0
- 2023 3.3; Birmingham median median 4.1
- 2022 3.3; Birmingham median median 4.5
- 2021 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
- 2020 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.8
- 2019 4.5; Birmingham median median 4.8
- 2018 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.6
- 2017 4.0; Birmingham median median 4.5
- 2016 3.6; Birmingham median median 3.8
- 2015 3.6; Birmingham median median 3.6
- 2014 3.9; 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 | 251 | 873 | 3.5 | 149 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2025 | 291 | 974 | 3.4 | 169 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2024 | 296 | 908 | 3.1 | 163 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2023 | 297 | 975 | 3.3 | 185 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2022 | 296 | 981 | 3.3 | 167 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2021 | 271 | 961 | 3.6 | 168 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2020 | 300 | 1,266 | 4.2 | 244 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2019 | 288 | 1,298 | 4.5 | 290 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2018 | 299 | 1,242 | 4.2 | 312 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2017 | 301 | 1,188 | 4.0 | 292 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 299 | 1,071 | 3.6 | 276 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 297 | 1,059 | 3.6 | 298 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 269 | 1,048 | 3.9 | 289 | 1.07 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 285 | 46.1 | 49% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 288 | 44.9 | 40% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 293 | 45.8 | 45% | 68% | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 290 | 44.8 | 41% | 64% | −0.01 |
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
- Ninestiles, an AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20243.5applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · BirminghamSpecial measures 20263.1applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · BirminghamGraded · no overall grade20256.6applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · BirminghamGood20235.8applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · SolihullGood20235.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BirminghamSpecial measures 20255.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · BirminghamGood20244.0applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · BirminghamImproved significantly20245.8applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · SolihullGood20223.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136406 · 330/5411
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 1,476 on roll
- Free school meals
- 60.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 January 2011
- Replaced
- Ninestiles School (URN 103558)
- Address
- Hartfield Crescent, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7QG
- Local authority
- Birmingham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources