Ninestiles, an Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Birmingham
Hartfield Crescent, Birmingham, B27 7QG
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/12/2019
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
28.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,476
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
169 of 169 families who put it first got an offer
291
Places offered
974
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 169 | 169 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 191 | 51 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 172 | 16 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 442 | 20 | ● 5% |
| Total | 974 | 256 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alex Hughes
- Address
- Hartfield Crescent, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7QG
- Phone
- 01216281311
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Acocks Green · Birmingham Yardley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136406
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 61% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 50% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
1,476 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
03 December 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,604 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
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 | 45.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 62.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 288 | — |
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.
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.