E-ACT North Birmingham Academy

About E-ACT North Birmingham Academy

E-ACT North Birmingham Academy was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2018, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good, though with some concerns noted. The most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of -0.32, which places it in the below average banding nationally. This means that, on average, pupils at the school achieve about a third of a grade less per subject across eight GCSEs than students with similar starting points nationally. The school ranks 67th out of 83 secondary schools in Birmingham on this measure, putting it in the bottom 20 per cent of the local authority. For context, the Birmingham local authority average Progress 8 score is 0.09, so the school is performing significantly below the typical level for the area. The Attainment 8 score sits at 40.7, and just over half of pupils (56.6 per cent) achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths.

At Key Stage 5, the sixth form has 47 students and a value added score of -0.55, also below average. The average points per entry is 18.95, which equates to a D grade, and the best three A-levels average out at a D-. Only 6.7 per cent of entries achieved AAB or higher. The school's EBacc entry rate is very low at 4.4 per cent, and just 1.6 per cent of pupils achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above. Compared with its previous inspection in 2016, when the school was rated Requires Improvement, the current Good rating represents a clear step up in leadership and management, both of which were judged Good in 2018. The sixth form provision was also rated Good in the most recent graded inspection.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 238 places in 2025/26, there were 603 total applications, a ratio of 2.53 applicants per place. Of those, 195 put the school as their first preference, and 190 first-preference offers were made. With 56.8 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with significant economic disadvantage. It offers a wide range of SEND provisions, including support for dyslexia, autism, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities. Facilities include a swimming pool, astro turf, science labs, art studios, and a sixth form centre. Clubs range from chess and coding to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and Model UN. This is a school that has improved from Requires Improvement to Good, but its academic outcomes remain below local and national averages, making it best suited to families who value the broad extracurricular offer and inclusive SEND support over top-tier exam results.

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