Erdington Academy

Erdington Academy has made significant strides since its last inspection, moving from an 'Requires Improvement' rating to a 'Good' overall effectiveness. Leaders instill high expectations within a safe and orderly environment, where pupils feel valued and engaged in a broad, ambitious curriculum. Notably, the school is actively working to enhance the educational experience for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The personal development programme, which tackles local challenges and promotes an understanding of diversity, further contributes to the positive school culture.

Strengths

• Leaders have instilled high ambition shared by staff
• Pupils enjoy a broad and ambitious curriculum
• Strong focus on reading to improve pupil confidence
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• High-quality personal development and careers programmes
• Improved behaviour and punctuality through clear systems

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient promotion of discussions in some subjects
• Record-keeping for safeguarding concerns lacks coherence
• Some pupils still use discriminatory language despite efforts to eradicate it

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 Erdington Academy attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.2% 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, 6.0% of pupils at Erdington 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 Erdington Academy had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% 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, 14.9% of pupils at Erdington Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.5% 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 Erdington Academy received £9,296 and spent £9,084 for each of its 935 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £745,000 (£797 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Fairfax Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,601 and spending £8,536 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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Erdington Academy is part of Fairfax Multi Academy Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Fairfax Sutton Coldfield
• Smith's Wood Academy Birmingham
• Bournville School Birmingham

What is Erdington Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Erdington Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Erdington Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Erdington Academy was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Erdington Academy have?

Erdington Academy has 904 pupils on roll.

What age range does Erdington Academy cover?

Erdington Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Erdington Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.4, and 29% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Erdington Academy?

Erdington Academy is at Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8RE.