E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Great Francis Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 4QR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Interim Principal
- Mrs Sophia Haughton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 868
- URN
- 135907
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643931
About this school
E-ACT Heartlands Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 868 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 176 | 146 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.3 | 42.5 | 50.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.37 +0.14 to +0.59 | +0.07 -0.14 to +0.29 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 46% | 47.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 72.7% | 76% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 31.8% | 39% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How E-ACT Heartlands Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.3 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.3 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 799 |
| 2023/24 | 838 |
| 2024/25 | 826 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-ACT Heartlands Academy compares
E-ACT Heartlands Academy ranked 22nd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.3 | 4.2% | 73.7% | 868 | — |
| BOA Digital Technologies Academy | — | 9.2% | 52.7% | 443 | 0.3 miles |
| Aston University Engineering Academy | 44.1 | 7% | 50.2% | 1,010 | 0.5 miles |
| Birmingham Ormiston Academy | 54.1 | 9.1% | 17.3% | 1,016 | 0.7 miles |
| Aston Manor Academy | 44.6 | 8.1% | 70.6% | 990 | 0.8 miles |
| Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form | 49.8 | 7.5% | 61.3% | 938 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.73%
- English as an additional language
- 71.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
BOA Digital Technologies Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Aston University Engineering Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Birmingham Ormiston Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Aston Manor Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
E-ACT Heartlands Academy ranks 17th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Secondary
- Arena Academy Secondary
- Ark Boulton Academy Secondary
- Ark St Alban's Academy Secondary
- Aston Manor Academy Secondary
- Aston University Engineering Academy Secondary
- Bartley Green School Secondary
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does E-ACT Heartlands Academy teach?
- E-ACT Heartlands Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the interim principal of E-ACT Heartlands Academy?
- The interim principal of E-ACT Heartlands Academy is Mrs Sophia Haughton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-ACT Heartlands Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-ACT Heartlands Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is E-ACT Heartlands Academy?
- E-ACT Heartlands Academy has 868 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is E-ACT Heartlands Academy full?
- E-ACT Heartlands Academy has capacity for 950 pupils and 868 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is E-ACT Heartlands Academy a faith school?
- No. E-ACT Heartlands Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is E-ACT Heartlands Academy a selective school?
- No. E-ACT Heartlands Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs E-ACT Heartlands Academy?
- E-ACT Heartlands Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have E-ACT Heartlands Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.3 in 2022/23 and 50.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does E-ACT Heartlands Academy rank locally?
- E-ACT Heartlands Academy ranked 22nd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is E-ACT Heartlands Academy's absence rate?
- E-ACT Heartlands Academy's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-ACT Heartlands Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-ACT Heartlands Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.