Erdington Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Birmingham
Kingsbury Road, Birmingham, B24 8RE
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/04/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
23.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
904
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
98 of 98 families who put it first got an offer
182
Places offered
789
Total applications
4.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 98 | 98 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 138 | 26 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 132 | 10 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 421 | 12 | ● 3% |
| Total | 789 | 146 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 1 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Mallett
- Address
- Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8RE
- Phone
- 01213731080
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Gravelly Hill · Birmingham Erdington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143413
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 61% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
904 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 April 2023
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 · 1,000 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
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 | 39.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.25 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 199 | — |
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 | 199 | 6% | 38% | 59% | |
| English Language | 199 | 6% | 38% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 198 | 7% | 47% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 146 | 3% | 22% | 45% | |
| History | 99 | 10% | 25% | 41% | |
| Geography | 90 | 10% | 30% | 42% | |
| Business | 58 | 7% | 38% | 55% | |
| Statistics | 56 | 11% | 48% | 79% | |
| Biology | 52 | 15% | 63% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 49 | 24% | 76% | 94% | |
| Physics | 48 | 23% | 71% | 92% | |
| Computer Science | 47 | 4% | 4% | 17% |
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) |
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.