E-ACT Shenley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Birmingham
Shenley Lane, Birmingham, B29 4HE
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 17/06/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.4%
40.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
746
Capacity used
Has space77%
965 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
87 of 87 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
426
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 87 | 87 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 80 | 21 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 77 | 7 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 182 | 7 | ● 4% |
| Total | 426 | 122 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rashel Rahman
- Address
- Shenley Lane, Birmingham, B29 4HE
- Phone
- 01214645191
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Bartley Green · Birmingham Edgbaston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135911
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 60% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: E-ACT
746 pupils · 965 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
17 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 831 pupils
Attendance
86.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
40.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 31.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 17.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 40.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.7 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 139 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 2 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 139 | 9% | 24% | 43% | |
| Combined Science | 138 | 5% | 17% | 33% | |
| English Language | 136 | 6% | 30% | 42% | |
| English Literature | 135 | 5% | 24% | 49% | |
| Statistics | 130 | 2% | 17% | 28% | |
| Geography | 83 | 7% | 27% | 33% | |
| Design & Technology | 42 | 7% | 14% | 36% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 40 | 0% | 20% | 48% | |
| History | 36 | 6% | 28% | 36% | |
| Religious Studies | 32 | 16% | 44% | 53% | |
| Spanish | 19 | 16% | 26% | 32% | |
| Art and Design | 13 | 15% | 46% | 85% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.