E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
395 College Road, Birmingham, B44 0HF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Head Teacher
- Mr David Karim
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 1,167
- URN
- 136032
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213731647
About this school
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,167 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 164 | 182 | 173 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.1 | 40.7 | 43.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 -0.91 to -0.47 | -0.32 -0.52 to -0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 38.5% | 41% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 56.6% | 63% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 4.4% | 13.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
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 North Birmingham 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 | 38.1 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.7 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.9 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,023 |
| 2023/24 | 1,074 |
| 2024/25 | 1,112 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-ACT North Birmingham Academy compares
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy ranked 52nd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.9 | 3.5% | 61.5% | 1,167 | — |
| Stockland Green School | 40.3 | 9% | 53% | 757 | 1.0 miles |
| Prince Albert High School | — | 10.7% | 50.8% | 950 | 1.1 miles |
| Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | 47 | 8.2% | 51.3% | 788 | 1.1 miles |
| Eden Boys' School, Birmingham | 61.3 | 2.8% | 54.4% | 606 | 1.3 miles |
| Fortis Academy | 37.9 | 9.8% | 59.2% | 1,210 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.5%
- English as an additional language
- 32.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.49%
- Persistent absence
- 8.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stockland Green School1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Prince Albert High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Fortis Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy ranks 49th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
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- 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 North Birmingham Academy teach?
- E-ACT North Birmingham Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the head teacher of E-ACT North Birmingham Academy?
- The head teacher of E-ACT North Birmingham Academy is Mr David Karim, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-ACT North Birmingham Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-ACT North Birmingham 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 North Birmingham Academy?
- E-ACT North Birmingham Academy has 1,167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is E-ACT North Birmingham Academy full?
- E-ACT North Birmingham Academy has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 1,167 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 North Birmingham Academy a faith school?
- No. E-ACT North Birmingham Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is E-ACT North Birmingham Academy a selective school?
- No. E-ACT North Birmingham Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs E-ACT North Birmingham Academy?
- E-ACT North Birmingham 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 North Birmingham Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.1 in 2022/23 and 43.9 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 North Birmingham Academy rank locally?
- E-ACT North Birmingham Academy ranked 52nd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% 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 North Birmingham Academy's absence rate?
- E-ACT North Birmingham Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-ACT North Birmingham Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-ACT North Birmingham 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.