Harborne Academy
Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3JL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARBORNE ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Ross
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Birmingham Metropolitan College
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 627
- URN
- 136213
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642737
About this school
Harborne Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 627 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harborne Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 16 November 2022, 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 | 122 | 116 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 | 43.2 | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 -0.09 to +0.46 | +0.27 -0.01 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 38.8% | 43.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 64.7% | 62.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 50.9% | 45.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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 Harborne 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 | 44.8 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 606 |
| 2023/24 | 605 |
| 2024/25 | 606 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harborne Academy compares
Harborne Academy ranked 45th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 5.5% | 55.1% | 627 | — |
| St Paul's School for Girls | 61 | 4.8% | 29.5% | 1,033 | 1.0 miles |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls | 56.8 | 6.9% | 31.4% | 989 | 1.2 miles |
| George Dixon Academy | 33.3 | 10.5% | 65.6% | 998 | 1.3 miles |
| Lordswood Boys' School | 43.3 | 8% | 51.8% | 659 | 1.3 miles |
| City Academy | 36.4 | 10.7% | 64.7% | 554 | 1.5 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)
- 55.12%
- English as an additional language
- 30.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 13.64%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's School for Girls1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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George Dixon Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Lordswood Boys' School1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
City Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Harborne Academy ranks 40th 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 ages does Harborne Academy teach?
- Harborne Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Harborne Academy?
- The headteacher of Harborne Academy is Mrs Sarah Ross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harborne Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harborne 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 many pupils are at Harborne Academy?
- Harborne Academy has 627 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Harborne Academy full?
- Harborne Academy has capacity for 600 pupils and 627 on roll (105%), 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 Harborne Academy a faith school?
- No. Harborne Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Harborne Academy a selective school?
- No. Harborne Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Harborne Academy part of an academy trust?
- Harborne Academy is part of HARBORNE ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harborne Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.8 in 2022/23 and 44.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harborne Academy compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Harborne Academy ranked 45th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harborne Academy's absence rate?
- Harborne Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harborne Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harborne 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.