Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Saltley Academy

11–16Ages
1,356Pupils
SecondaryPhase
141668URN

Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5RX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

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

1,190 applications for 254 places · 35th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.8of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

72nd of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 February 2018
Graded inspection: 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

4.7applications per place, Year 7

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

1,190 applications · 254 places offered · 172 named it first

2026 4.7; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 5.0; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 4.8; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 4.6; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 4.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 5.8; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 5.3; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 5.8; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 5.4; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 4.8; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 4.9; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 4.9; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 5.3; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Saltley School and Specialist Science College (URN 103480), the previous school.

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	254	1,190	4.7	172	0.68
Sep 2025	265	1,321	5.0	183	0.69
Sep 2024	270	1,297	4.8	161	0.60
Sep 2023	270	1,233	4.6	171	0.63
Sep 2022	269	1,311	4.9	161	0.60
Sep 2021	228	1,317	5.8	153	0.67
Sep 2020	270	1,433	5.3	204	0.76
Sep 2019	235	1,372	5.8	203	0.86
Sep 2018	240	1,298	5.4	169	0.70
Sep 2017	239	1,151	4.8	174	0.73
Sep 2016	202	994	4.9	139	0.69
Sep 2015 *	210	1,035	4.9	140	0.67
Sep 2014 *	210	1,122	5.3	180	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

265 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.872nd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%72nd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.07

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	265	39.8	32%	49%	–
2024/25	262	39.4	29%	51%	–
2023/24	240	42.4	38%	56%	−0.07
2022/23	229	41.5	28%	54%	−0.19

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

Saltley AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

4.7applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
0.8 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

7.1applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Waverley Studio College
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

16.6Attainment 8
Waverley School
0.9 km · Birmingham

2026

7.5applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Washwood Heath Academy
1.1 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

4.3applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Rockwood Academy
1.2 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
1.3 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

10.2applications per place 63.6Attainment 8
Starbank School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Good2023

46.4Attainment 8
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2022

6.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 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: 141668 · 330/4018
Trust: Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,350 pupils · 1,356 on roll
Free school meals: 57.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: Saltley School and Specialist Science College (URN 103480)
Address: Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5RX
Local authority: Birmingham

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