The Streetly Academy
Queslett Road East, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE STREETLY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Billy Downie
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,341
- Pupils on roll
- 1,544
- URN
- 137707
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213532709
About this school
The Streetly Academy is a secondary academy in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,544 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 256 | 254 | 232 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | 44.5 | 42.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.32 to +0.02 | -0.05 -0.23 to +0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 41.7% | 35.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 66.1% | 60.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 61% | 58.3% | 43.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.9 | 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 The Streetly 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 | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.9 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.5 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,523 |
| 2023/24 | 1,503 |
| 2024/25 | 1,500 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Streetly Academy compares
The Streetly Academy ranked 8th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.1 | 8.5% | 24.3% | 1,544 | — |
| Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | 47 | 8.2% | 51.3% | 788 | 1.5 miles |
| Barr Beacon School | 51 | 6.9% | 23.2% | 1,469 | 1.5 miles |
| Fortis Academy | 37.9 | 9.8% | 59.2% | 1,210 | 1.8 miles |
| Arena Academy | 44.5 | 7.9% | 39.5% | 969 | 2.3 miles |
| The Arthur Terry School | 55.4 | 5.8% | 13.1% | 1,758 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.27%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.45%
- Persistent absence
- 25.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School1.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Barr Beacon School1.5 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Fortis Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Arena Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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The Arthur Terry School2.3 miles
Secondary · Sutton Coldfield
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
The Streetly Academy ranks 7th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Secondary
- Bishop Walsh Catholic School Secondary
- Fairfax Secondary
- Plantsbrook School Secondary
- Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- The Arthur Terry School Secondary
- The Royal Sutton School Secondary
- Blackwood School Primary
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Boldmere Junior School Primary
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Curdworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Streetly Academy teach?
- The Streetly Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of The Streetly Academy?
- The headteacher of The Streetly Academy is Mr Billy Downie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Streetly Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Streetly 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 The Streetly Academy?
- The Streetly Academy has 1,544 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Streetly Academy full?
- The Streetly Academy has capacity for 1,341 pupils and 1,544 on roll (115%), 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 The Streetly Academy a faith school?
- No. The Streetly Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Streetly Academy a selective school?
- No. The Streetly Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Streetly Academy?
- The Streetly Academy is part of THE STREETLY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Streetly Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.9 in 2022/23 and 42.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Streetly Academy rank locally?
- The Streetly Academy ranked 8th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Streetly Academy's absence rate?
- The Streetly Academy's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Streetly Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Streetly 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.