King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is performing well, classified as 'Good' across all areas of inspection. The school is driven by high aspirations for its pupils, fostering an environment characterized by compassion, respect, and personal development. Leaders have implemented a broad and ambitious curriculum that has shown positive outcomes for students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The pupils are generally happy, engaged, and supported in their educational journey, with strong enrichment activities that enhance their learning experience.

Strengths

• High aspirations for every pupil
• Broad and ambitious curriculum
• Strong personal development and well-being support
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Diverse enrichment activities available

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks of pupil understanding by some teachers
• Insufficient opportunities for deeper learning in some lessons
• Behavior issues among some disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.1% of pupils at King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.4% of pupils at King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy received £8,984 and spent £8,575 for each of its 1,195 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,534,000 (£2,120 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham, income was £8,047 and spending £7,927 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is part of King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham
• King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham
• King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham
• King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham
• King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham
• King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Birmingham
• King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Birmingham
• King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham
• King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls Birmingham
• King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham

What is King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy have?

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy has 1,188 pupils on roll.

What age range does King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy cover?

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.8, and 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy?

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is at Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 2RZ.