Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Erdington Academy

11–16Ages
904Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143413URN

Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

close to Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

715 applications for 170 places · 43rd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.4of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

68th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 April 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

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

4.2applications per place, Year 7

close to Birmingham median (4.2) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

715 applications · 170 places offered · 114 named it first

2026 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 4.0; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.7; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 4.0; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 1.6; Birmingham median median 3.8; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Kingsbury School and Sports College (URN 103526), 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	170	715	4.2	114	0.67
Sep 2025	182	789	4.3	98	0.54
Sep 2024	178	714	4.0	79	0.44
Sep 2023	179	664	3.7	84	0.47
Sep 2022	179	769	4.3	116	0.65
Sep 2021	206	707	3.4	94	0.46
Sep 2020	235	794	3.4	129	0.55
Sep 2019	178	750	4.2	121	0.68
Sep 2018	177	702	4.0	110	0.62
Sep 2017	188	500	2.7	98	0.52
Sep 2016 *	176	281	1.6	71	0.40
Sep 2015 *	157	258	1.6	50	0.32
Sep 2014 *	180	334	1.9	83	0.46

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

171 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.468th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%82nd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.12

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	171	40.4	29%	48%	–
2024/25	199	40.6	29%	53%	–
2023/24	203	39.2	28%	47%	−0.12
2022/23	166	40.7	35%	52%	+0.10

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

Erdington AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

4.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
Hodge Hill College
1.9 km · Birmingham

2025

3.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Stockland Green School
1.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Hodge Hill Girls' School
1.9 km · Birmingham

2026

4.6applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Rockwood Academy
2.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Washwood Heath Academy
3.0 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

4.3applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
3.0 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

7.1applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Saltley Academy
3.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

4.7applications per place 39.8Attainment 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: 143413 · 330/2168
Trust: Fairfax Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 900 pupils · 904 on roll
Free school meals: 61.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Kingsbury School and Sports College (URN 103526)
Address: Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8RE
Local authority: Birmingham

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