Eden Boys' School, Birmingham

Eden Boys’ School, Birmingham continues to uphold its outstanding performance, successfully maintaining the high standards established during its last inspection. The school fosters a culture of high expectations where pupils thrive academically and personally, aided by robust support systems, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The pupils' exemplary behavior, strong attendance, and enthusiasm for learning are highlighted as key strengths of the school. Additionally, the school's broad curriculum, which integrates personal development activities and careers education, prepares students well for future endeavors.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve exceptionally well, including those with SEND.
• High levels of attendance and positive attitudes among pupils.
• Strong support for personal development and well-being.
• Ambitious curriculum focused on the English Baccalaureate.
• Robust career education that connects pupils with employers.

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 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 3.8% 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, 7.3% of pupils at Eden Boys' School, Birmingham were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 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 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 46.7% 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, 21.1% of pupils at Eden Boys' School, Birmingham were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.7% 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 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham received £8,615 and spent £7,782 for each of its 618 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,715,000 (£6,012 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Star Academies, income was £8,430 and spending £8,333 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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Eden Boys' School, Birmingham is part of Star Academies, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Star King Solomon Academy Birmingham
• Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham
• Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham
• Starbank School Birmingham
• The Olive School, Small Heath Birmingham
• Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham
• The Olive School, Birmingham Birmingham
• Eden Girls' School, Coventry Coventry
• Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester Manchester
• Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester Manchester

What is Eden Boys' School, Birmingham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eden Boys' School, Birmingham is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Eden Boys' School, Birmingham last inspected by Ofsted?

Eden Boys' School, Birmingham was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Eden Boys' School, Birmingham have?

Eden Boys' School, Birmingham has 606 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eden Boys' School, Birmingham cover?

Eden Boys' School, Birmingham for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Eden Boys' School, Birmingham's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 62.2, and 82% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Eden Boys' School, Birmingham?

Eden Boys' School, Birmingham is at 150 Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2SY.