Saltley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Birmingham
Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RX
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.3%
35.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,356
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
173 of 183 families who put it first got an offer
265
Places offered
1321
Total applications
5.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 183 | 173 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 221 | 49 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 268 | 28 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 649 | 15 | ● 2% |
| Total | 1321 | 265 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 4 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
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Marano
- Address
- Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5RX
- Phone
- 01215666555
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Heartlands · Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141668
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 57% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 69% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,356 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,491 pupils
Attendance
89.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
35.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
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 | 42.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 262 | — |
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.
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 | 265 | 12% | 33% | 58% | |
| English Language | 259 | 15% | 38% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 257 | 11% | 40% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 229 | 5% | 23% | 41% | |
| Art and Design | 141 | 2% | 24% | 57% | |
| Religious Studies | 135 | 18% | 50% | 62% | |
| History | 117 | 12% | 34% | 46% | |
| Social Studies | 111 | 18% | 50% | 62% | |
| Geography | 87 | 14% | 36% | 46% | |
| Urdu | 82 | 18% | 61% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 79 | 8% | 25% | 41% | |
| Biology | 35 | 51% | 100% | 100% |
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.