Birmingham Ormiston Academy
1 Grosvenor Street, Birmingham, B4 7QD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BOA TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Alistair Chattaway
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 1,016
- URN
- 136944
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213599300
About this school
Birmingham Ormiston Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 1,016 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 161 | 177 | 186 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.7 | 53.5 | 54.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.25 +0.03 to +0.47 | +0.09 -0.13 to +0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 53.1% | 60.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 88.1% | 86.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 13.6% | 7.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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 Birmingham Ormiston 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 | 53.7 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.5 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.1 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 984 |
| 2023/24 | 987 |
| 2024/25 | 1,023 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birmingham Ormiston Academy compares
Birmingham Ormiston Academy ranked 17th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.1 | 9.1% | 17.3% | 1,016 | — |
| BOA Digital Technologies Academy | — | 9.2% | 52.7% | 443 | 0.4 miles |
| Aston University Engineering Academy | 44.1 | 7% | 50.2% | 1,010 | 0.4 miles |
| E-ACT Heartlands Academy | 50.3 | 4.2% | 73.7% | 868 | 0.7 miles |
| Aston Manor Academy | 44.6 | 8.1% | 70.6% | 990 | 0.9 miles |
| City Academy | 36.4 | 10.7% | 64.7% | 554 | 1.1 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)
- 17.31%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.08%
- Persistent absence
- 27.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
BOA Digital Technologies Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Aston University Engineering Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
E-ACT Heartlands Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Aston Manor Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
City Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Birmingham Ormiston Academy ranks 13th 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
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
- Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Birmingham Ormiston Academy teach?
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the principal of Birmingham Ormiston Academy?
- The principal of Birmingham Ormiston Academy is Mr Alistair Chattaway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Birmingham Ormiston Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birmingham Ormiston 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 Birmingham Ormiston Academy?
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy has 1,016 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Birmingham Ormiston Academy full?
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy has capacity for 950 pupils and 1,016 on roll (107%), 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 Birmingham Ormiston Academy a faith school?
- No. Birmingham Ormiston Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Birmingham Ormiston Academy a selective school?
- No. Birmingham Ormiston Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Birmingham Ormiston Academy?
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy is part of BOA TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Birmingham Ormiston Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.7 in 2022/23 and 54.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birmingham Ormiston Academy rank locally?
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy ranked 17th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birmingham Ormiston Academy's absence rate?
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birmingham Ormiston Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birmingham Ormiston 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.