Saltley Academy
Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5RX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of Academy
- Mr Paul Marano
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Washwood Heath Academy
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,356
- URN
- 141668
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215666555
About this school
Saltley Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,356 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, 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 | 229 | 240 | 262 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 42.4 | 39.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.38 to 0.00 | -0.07 -0.26 to +0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 37.5% | 28.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 55.8% | 51.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 71% | 64.6% | 54.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
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 Saltley 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 | 41.5 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.4 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,305 |
| 2023/24 | 1,344 |
| 2024/25 | 1,380 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saltley Academy compares
Saltley Academy ranked 70th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.4 | 10.7% | 58.9% | 1,356 | — |
| Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East | 60.8 | 5.7% | 54.6% | 609 | 0.5 miles |
| Waverley Studio College | 21.9 | 21.9% | 56.6% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| Rockwood Academy | 39.1 | 12.2% | 62.3% | 1,073 | 0.7 miles |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham | 62.1 | 6.2% | 47.4% | 618 | 0.8 miles |
| Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form | 49.8 | 7.5% | 61.3% | 938 | 1.0 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)
- 58.91%
- English as an additional language
- 74.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.67%
- Persistent absence
- 35.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East0.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Waverley Studio College0.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Rockwood Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Saltley Academy ranks 69th 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 year groups does Saltley Academy teach?
- Saltley Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the head of academy of Saltley Academy?
- The head of academy of Saltley Academy is Mr Paul Marano, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saltley Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saltley 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 Saltley Academy?
- Saltley Academy has 1,356 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Saltley Academy full?
- Saltley Academy has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,356 on roll (100%), 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 Saltley Academy a faith school?
- No. Saltley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Saltley Academy a selective school?
- No. Saltley Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Saltley Academy?
- Saltley Academy is part of WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Saltley Academy have?
- The schools register lists Saltley Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Saltley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.5 in 2022/23 and 39.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saltley Academy rank locally?
- Saltley Academy ranked 70th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saltley Academy's absence rate?
- Saltley Academy's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saltley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saltley 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.