Park Hall Academy
Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 9HF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Toby Close
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Arden Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,269
- URN
- 135971
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217480400
About this school
Park Hall Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,269 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 203 | 197 | 199 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 44.9 | 45.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 -0.46 to -0.07 | -0.34 -0.54 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 40.1% | 41.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 64.5% | 63.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 28.4% | 24.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
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 Park Hall 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 | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.5 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.9 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.6 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,267 |
| 2023/24 | 1,269 |
| 2024/25 | 1,270 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park Hall Academy compares
Park Hall Academy ranked 10th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.6 | 9.8% | 34.4% | 1,269 | — |
| Lift Greenwood | 31.8 | 12.9% | 65.9% | 935 | 1.0 miles |
| Smith's Wood Academy | 32.2 | 14.2% | 64.9% | 697 | 1.2 miles |
| Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst | 31.9 | 12.8% | 58.8% | 1,151 | 1.9 miles |
| John Henry Newman Catholic College | 43.6 | 9.9% | 41.6% | 1,273 | 2.0 miles |
| Tile Cross Academy | 35.6 | 10.6% | 74.7% | 620 | 2.0 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)
- 34.42%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.75%
- Persistent absence
- 26.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lift Greenwood1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Smith's Wood Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst1.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
John Henry Newman Catholic College2.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Tile Cross Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Park Hall Academy ranks 35th 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 Park Hall Academy teach?
- Park Hall Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Park Hall Academy?
- The headteacher of Park Hall Academy is Dr Toby Close, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Park Hall Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Hall 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 Park Hall Academy?
- Park Hall Academy has 1,269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Park Hall Academy full?
- Park Hall Academy has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 1,269 on roll (88%), 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 Park Hall Academy a faith school?
- No. Park Hall Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Park Hall Academy a selective school?
- No. Park Hall Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Park Hall Academy?
- Park Hall Academy is part of ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Park Hall Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.5 in 2022/23 and 45.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park Hall Academy rank locally?
- Park Hall Academy ranked 10th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park Hall Academy's absence rate?
- Park Hall Academy's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park Hall Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park Hall 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 6 July 2026.