BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy

About BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy

BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy is a state-funded 16-19 mixed secondary school in Birmingham, operating under the Birmingham local authority. It is one of 95 schools of the same type in the area, and while it does not appear among the top-ranked peers — which include Eden Boys' School, Birmingham, St Paul's School for Girls, and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham — it occupies a distinctive niche as a specialist production academy. The school is led by headteacher Kate Tague and currently has 230 pupils against a capacity of 400, suggesting room for growth. Its religious character is listed as 'does not apply', and it is not a boarding school. The nearest outstanding-rated school is St Paul's School for Girls, just 1.4 km away, placing BOA within a competitive local landscape where 14 schools hold an Outstanding rating.

In its most recent exam data for the 2023/24 academic year, the school's A-level performance presents a mixed picture. With 20 pupils taking A-levels, the average points per entry was 31.5, equivalent to a grade C, and the best three A-levels averaged a grade E at 10.5 points. The Progress 8 equivalent for KS5, measured as value added, was -0.35, with a confidence interval ranging from -0.81 to 0.12, placing it in the 'Average' progress banding. Notably, no pupils achieved AAB or higher in at least two facilitating subjects, and the proportion taking level 3 maths is not recorded. For context, the Birmingham local authority average Progress 8 score for similar schools is 0.09, so BOA's value added sits below that benchmark, though the wide confidence interval means the true picture could vary. The school does not offer nursery provision and has no primary phase data.

The school's facilities include a sixth form centre, library, gymnasium, music rooms, astro turf, ICT suite, theatre, tennis courts, and a chapel, alongside a broad sports programme covering dance, athletics, cross country, rounders, tennis, badminton, netball, and gymnastics. Clubs range from orchestra and choir to debate, Model UN, and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, indicating a focus on enrichment beyond the classroom. SEND provisions are well-documented, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication issues, multi-sensory impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed in terms of capacity, with 230 pupils against a 400-place capacity, so it may suit families looking for a specialist 16-19 environment with a creative and performing arts slant, though the academic outcomes suggest it is not among the highest-performing in the local authority.

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