E-ACT Nechells Academy
Eliot Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Headteacher
- Ms Kathy Mellor
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 138396
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642102
About this school
E-ACT Nechells Academy is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 184 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 20% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 41% | 43% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% | 50% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 40% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How E-ACT Nechells 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 | 26% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 20% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-ACT Nechells Academy compares
E-ACT Nechells Academy ranked 231st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.6% | 71% | 184 | — |
| St Clement's Church of England Academy | 38% | 6.7% | 74.6% | 185 | 0.3 miles |
| Manor Park Primary Academy | 69% | 6.9% | 54.3% | 320 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 74.7% | 182 | 0.7 miles |
| Slade Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 53.4% | 442 | 0.7 miles |
| Cromwell Junior and Infant School | 97% | 3.5% | 83.3% | 238 | 0.8 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
-
Graded inspection report2 December 2025
- 19 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.04%
- English as an additional language
- 61.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 9.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Clement's Church of England Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Manor Park Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Slade Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Cromwell Junior and Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
E-ACT Nechells Academy ranks 235th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does E-ACT Nechells Academy teach?
- E-ACT Nechells Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of E-ACT Nechells Academy?
- The headteacher of E-ACT Nechells Academy is Ms Kathy Mellor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-ACT Nechells Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-ACT Nechells 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 Nechells Academy?
- E-ACT Nechells Academy has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is E-ACT Nechells Academy full?
- E-ACT Nechells Academy has capacity for 236 pupils and 184 on roll (78%), 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 E-ACT Nechells Academy a faith school?
- No. E-ACT Nechells Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does E-ACT Nechells Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records E-ACT Nechells Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs E-ACT Nechells Academy?
- E-ACT Nechells 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 Nechells Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% in 2022/23 and 50% 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 Nechells Academy rank locally?
- E-ACT Nechells Academy ranked 231st of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% 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 Nechells Academy's absence rate?
- E-ACT Nechells Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-ACT Nechells Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-ACT Nechells 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.