E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF · Birmingham · secondary school
41st of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham we can score, 89 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 6.4/10 against 181 of them, against 3.6/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 86 | 35% | 2.99 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 41.0 · 42 | 30% | 1.27 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.32 · 26 | 25% | 0.64 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 43.9 · 39 | 10% | 0.39 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, inspected in 2026-02. In 2024/25, 41.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 43.9, slightly below the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.32 in 2023/24, indicating pupils made less progress than the national average for similar starting points. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. There are 1112 pupils in a school with 1150 places, leaving 38 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are making less progress than expected? What specific opportunities exist for students to develop interests outside the core curriculum? How does the school manage the competitive nature of admissions for new entrants?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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