E-ACT Shenley Academy
Shenley Lane, Birmingham, B29 4HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Principal
- Mr Rashel Rahman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 965
- Pupils on roll
- 746
- URN
- 135911
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214645191
About this school
E-ACT Shenley Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 746 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 163 | 164 | 139 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | 36.2 | 31.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.38 -0.60 to -0.16 | -0.70 -0.93 to -0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 31.7% | 17.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 54.3% | 40.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 4.3% | 20.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
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 Shenley 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 | 37.7 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.2 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 31.6 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 825 |
| 2023/24 | 816 |
| 2024/25 | 790 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-ACT Shenley Academy compares
E-ACT Shenley Academy ranked 84th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31.6 | 13.6% | 60.6% | 746 | — |
| King Edward VI Five Ways School | 75.9 | 4.2% | 22.6% | 1,324 | 1.0 miles |
| Bartley Green School | 39.9 | 11% | 57.9% | 927 | 1.1 miles |
| Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre | 52.1 | 8.5% | 59.2% | 627 | 1.1 miles |
| The University of Birmingham School | 45.5 | 8% | 41.3% | 1,188 | 1.3 miles |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | 44.6 | 11.5% | 48.9% | 774 | 1.4 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)
- 60.63%
- English as an additional language
- 12.7%
- Overall absence
- 13.64%
- Persistent absence
- 39.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VI Five Ways School1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Bartley Green School1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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The University of Birmingham School1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School1.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
E-ACT Shenley Academy ranks 85th 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 Shenley Academy teach?
- E-ACT Shenley Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the principal of E-ACT Shenley Academy?
- The principal of E-ACT Shenley Academy is Mr Rashel Rahman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-ACT Shenley Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-ACT Shenley 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 Shenley Academy?
- E-ACT Shenley Academy has 746 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is E-ACT Shenley Academy full?
- E-ACT Shenley Academy has capacity for 965 pupils and 746 on roll (77%), 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 Shenley Academy a faith school?
- No. E-ACT Shenley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is E-ACT Shenley Academy a selective school?
- No. E-ACT Shenley Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs E-ACT Shenley Academy?
- E-ACT Shenley 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 Shenley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.7 in 2022/23 and 31.6 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 Shenley Academy rank locally?
- E-ACT Shenley Academy ranked 84th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% 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 Shenley Academy's absence rate?
- E-ACT Shenley Academy's overall absence rate is 13.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-ACT Shenley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-ACT Shenley 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.