Ninestiles, an Academy

Ninestiles, an Academy, is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection areas. The school provides effective pastoral care, and students report feeling safe and supported. Although there were some concerns about behavior during unstructured times, leaders are actively working to improve this by adjusting staff presence. The school has a strong extracurricular program and offers a diverse range of subjects, which is effectively preparing students for their future educational paths. However, there are concerns regarding the academic performance of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), indicating room for improvement in their educational experiences.

Strengths

• Strong pastoral care and support system for pupils.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities and clubs available.
• High expectations set by staff for pupil achievements.
• Effective focus on improving literacy and numeracy across all subjects.
• Support for students with SEND is appreciated by those who use the resource base.
• Commitment to staff well-being and professional development.

Areas for Improvement

• A few staff do not effectively support SEND pupils' learning.
• Fixed-term exclusions are not decreasing despite appropriate use.

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 Ninestiles, an Academy attended 91.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.6% 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, 4.7% of pupils at Ninestiles, an 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 Ninestiles, an Academy had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.2% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Ninestiles, an Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.7% 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 Ninestiles, an Academy received £9,285 and spent £8,265 for each of its 1,500 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,206,000 (£2,137 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Summit Learning Trust, income was £8,161 and spending £7,858 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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Ninestiles, an Academy is part of Summit Learning Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Yarnfield Primary School Birmingham
• The Oaklands Primary School Birmingham
• Kineton Green Primary School Solihull
• Lyndon School Solihull
• Cockshut Hill School Birmingham
• Solihull Sixth Form College Solihull
• Erdington Hall Primary School Birmingham
• Pegasus Primary School Birmingham

What is Ninestiles, an Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ninestiles, an Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Ninestiles, an Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ninestiles, an Academy was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Ninestiles, an Academy have?

Ninestiles, an Academy has 1,476 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ninestiles, an Academy cover?

Ninestiles, an Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Ninestiles, an Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.1, and 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ninestiles, an Academy?

Ninestiles, an Academy is at Hartfield Crescent, Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B27 7QG.