Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Small Heath Leadership Academy

11–18Ages
1,131Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
144464URN

Muntz Street, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9RX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.7 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

777 applications for 220 places · 59th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.6of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

38th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 May 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

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

3.5applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Birmingham median (4.2) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

777 applications · 220 places offered · 137 named it first

2026 3.5; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.3; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 3.3; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.5; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 4.9; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 5.0; Birmingham median median 4.5; as the previous school
2016 5.0; Birmingham median median 3.8; as the previous school
2015 5.8; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 5.9; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Small Heath School (URN 103548), 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	220	777	3.5	137	0.62
Sep 2025	237	846	3.6	148	0.62
Sep 2024	239	811	3.4	166	0.69
Sep 2023	240	779	3.3	128	0.53
Sep 2022	240	793	3.3	133	0.55
Sep 2021	225	789	3.5	157	0.70
Sep 2020	239	941	3.9	141	0.59
Sep 2019	236	858	3.6	123	0.52
Sep 2018	237	1,160	4.9	128	0.54
Sep 2017 *	239	1,184	5.0	140	0.59
Sep 2016 *	205	1,025	5.0	174	0.85
Sep 2015 *	210	1,222	5.8	273	1.30
Sep 2014 *	210	1,236	5.9	284	1.35

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

221 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.638th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths55%24th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.42

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	221	46.6	55%	68%	–
2024/25	224	45.7	48%	68%	–
2023/24	222	45.4	53%	67%	+0.42
2022/23	229	44.0	50%	64%	+0.07

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

Small Heath Leadership AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

3.5applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Holy Trinity Catholic School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.6applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2022

6.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Ark Victoria Academy
1.2 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2024

5.8applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Starbank School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Good2023

46.4Attainment 8
Ark Boulton Academy
1.6 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.0applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Waverley Studio College
1.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

16.6Attainment 8
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
1.8 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

10.2applications per place 63.6Attainment 8
Waverley School
1.9 km · Birmingham

2026

7.5applications per place 40.1Attainment 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: 144464 · 330/4025
Trust: Star Academies
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,131 on roll
Free school meals: 59.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Small Heath School (URN 103548)
Address: Muntz Street, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9RX
Local authority: Birmingham

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