Free schools · Birmingham

Jewellery Quarter Academy

11–16Ages
556Pupils
SecondaryPhase
141003URN

St George's Court, 1 Albion Street, Birmingham, B1 3AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 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

3.8per place

0.4 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

303 applications for 80 places · 54th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2015

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.1of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

78th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate

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

3.8applications per place, Year 7

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

303 applications · 80 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 3.8; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 4.5; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.5; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 2.5; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.2; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 2.4; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 2.4; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 2.2; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 2.4; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 3.0; Birmingham median median 3.6

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	80	303	3.8	40	0.50
Sep 2025	72	324	4.5	38	0.53
Sep 2024	107	374	3.5	36	0.34
Sep 2023	77	329	4.3	25	0.32
Sep 2022	118	290	2.5	46	0.39
Sep 2021	85	273	3.2	41	0.48
Sep 2020	108	262	2.4	39	0.36
Sep 2019	146	344	2.4	58	0.40
Sep 2018	101	303	3.0	76	0.75
Sep 2017	120	265	2.2	69	0.57
Sep 2016	98	239	2.4	62	0.63
Sep 2015	100	295	3.0	77	0.77

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

108 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.178th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%77th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.60

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	108	38.1	31%	50%	–
2024/25	146	35.2	28%	48%	–
2023/24	133	32.9	18%	38%	−0.60
2022/23	114	32.4	23%	40%	−0.73

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

Jewellery Quarter AcademyThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
Nishkam High School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

9.3applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
City Academy
1.4 km · Birmingham

2026

4.5applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
1.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

53.0Attainment 8
St Paul's School for Girls
2.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
Aston University Engineering Academy
2.0 km · Birmingham

2026

43.5Attainment 8
Holte School
2.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
King Edward VI Handsworth School
2.1 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.0applications per place 76.2Attainment 8 Selective
Aston Manor Academy
2.1 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

8.5applications per place 45.0Attainment 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: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141003 · 330/4016
Trust: Core Education Trust
Capacity: 660 pupils · 556 on roll
Free school meals: 59.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: St George's Court, 1 Albion Street, Birmingham, B1 3AA
Local authority: Birmingham

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