Academy converter · Birmingham

Broadway Academy

11–18Ages
1,222Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139841URN

The Broadway, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B20 3DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.7per place

0.5 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

852 applications for 180 places · 33rd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.9of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

60th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2022Ofsted'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

Inspection history

11 October 2022
Graded inspection: Good
6 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

4.7applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Birmingham median (4.2) 2.5 above England median (2.2)

852 applications · 180 places offered · 97 named it first

2026 4.7; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 4.0; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 4.4; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 4.5; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 5.0; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 4.4; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 4.4; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 3.2; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 2.9; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 2.9; 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	180	852	4.7	97	0.54
Sep 2025	203	817	4.0	123	0.61
Sep 2024	209	928	4.4	152	0.73
Sep 2023	208	876	4.2	132	0.63
Sep 2022	210	935	4.5	139	0.66
Sep 2021	210	890	4.2	151	0.72
Sep 2020	210	1,054	5.0	180	0.86
Sep 2019	205	904	4.4	161	0.79
Sep 2018	210	918	4.4	180	0.86
Sep 2017	210	818	3.9	184	0.88
Sep 2016	209	667	3.2	190	0.91
Sep 2015	209	595	2.9	174	0.83
Sep 2014	210	612	2.9	186	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

211 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.960th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%64th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.05

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	211	41.9	36%	55%	–
2024/25	213	42.7	34%	57%	–
2023/24	213	42.9	36%	57%	+0.05
2022/23	212	45.1	42%	59%	+0.53

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

Broadway AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

4.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
0.7 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

8.6applications per place 62.2Attainment 8
Prince Albert High School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2024

5.3applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
King Edward VI Aston School
1.2 km · Birmingham

2026

7.1applications per place 69.9Attainment 8 Selective
Holte School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Aston Manor Academy
1.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

8.5applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
Nishkam High School
2.1 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

9.3applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
King Edward VI Handsworth School
2.2 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.0applications per place 76.2Attainment 8 Selective
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
2.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 46.4Attainment 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: 139841 · 330/4227
Trust: Broadway Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,300 pupils · 1,222 on roll
Free school meals: 62.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Broadway School (URN 103511)
Address: The Broadway, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B20 3DP
Local authority: Birmingham

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