Broadway Academy
The Broadway, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B20 3DP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BROADWAY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ronald Skelton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,300
- Pupils on roll
- 1,222
- URN
- 139841
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215664334
About this school
Broadway Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,222 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
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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 212 | 213 | 213 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 42.9 | 42.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.53 +0.33 to +0.73 | +0.05 -0.14 to +0.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 36.2% | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 57.3% | 57.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 38% | 35.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 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 Broadway 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 | 45.1 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.9 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.7 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,219 |
| 2023/24 | 1,255 |
| 2024/25 | 1,271 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadway Academy compares
Broadway Academy ranked 56th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.7 | 7.4% | 62.1% | 1,222 | — |
| Eden Boys' School, Birmingham | 61.3 | 2.8% | 54.4% | 606 | 0.4 miles |
| Prince Albert High School | — | 10.7% | 50.8% | 950 | 0.6 miles |
| King Edward VI Aston School | 71.2 | 6.5% | 25.4% | 1,023 | 0.8 miles |
| Holte School | 39.4 | 8.3% | 64% | 1,127 | 0.9 miles |
| Aston Manor Academy | 44.6 | 8.1% | 70.6% | 990 | 1.2 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
- 11 October 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report6 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.07%
- English as an additional language
- 66.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.43%
- Persistent absence
- 21.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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Eden Boys' School, Birmingham0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Prince Albert High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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King Edward VI Aston School0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Holte School0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Aston Manor Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Broadway Academy ranks 54th 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
- Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Broadway Academy teach?
- Broadway Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadway Academy?
- The headteacher of Broadway Academy is Mr Ronald Skelton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broadway Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadway 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 Broadway Academy?
- Broadway Academy has 1,222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Broadway Academy full?
- Broadway Academy has capacity for 1,300 pupils and 1,222 on roll (94%), 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 Broadway Academy a faith school?
- No. Broadway Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Broadway Academy a selective school?
- No. Broadway Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Broadway Academy?
- Broadway Academy is part of BROADWAY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Broadway Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.1 in 2022/23 and 42.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadway Academy rank locally?
- Broadway Academy ranked 56th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadway Academy's absence rate?
- Broadway Academy's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadway Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadway 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.