What year groups does Blackwater Academy teach?

Blackwater Academy teaches children aged 12 to 20. It is an independent school in Birmingham.

Who is the headteacher of Blackwater Academy?

The headteacher of Blackwater Academy is Mr KYLE MORRISON, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Blackwater Academy been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Blackwater Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.

How big is Blackwater Academy?

Blackwater Academy has 17 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 12 to 20.

Is Blackwater Academy full?

Blackwater Academy has capacity for 60 pupils and 17 on roll (28%), 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 Blackwater Academy a faith school?

No. Blackwater Academy has no designated religious character.

What are Blackwater Academy's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackwater 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.

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Blackwater Academy

14 Riverside Drive, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 9BF

Phase: Independent schools
School type: Other independent school
Ages: 12 to 20
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Headteacher: Mr KYLE MORRISON
Constituency: Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 60
Pupils on roll: 17
URN: 143039
Local authority: Birmingham
Telephone: 01212380758

About this school

Blackwater Academy is an independent school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 12 to 20 and has 17 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Blackwater Academy under its current framework. 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

Blackwater Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2016, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	8	16	15
Attainment 8 score	-	-	-
Progress 8 score	-	-	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	-	-	-
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	-	-	-
Entered the English Baccalaureate	-	-	-
English Baccalaureate average point score	-	-	-

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 Blackwater Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	22
2023/24	28
2024/25	43

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 0%
Pupils with an EHC plan: 3
Pupils on SEN support: 2

Location

Nearby schools

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0.0 miles
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1.3 miles
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1.3 miles
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Common questions

What year groups does Blackwater Academy teach?: Blackwater Academy teaches children aged 12 to 20. It is an independent school in Birmingham.
Who is the headteacher of Blackwater Academy?: The headteacher of Blackwater Academy is Mr KYLE MORRISON, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Blackwater Academy been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Blackwater Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How big is Blackwater Academy?: Blackwater Academy has 17 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 12 to 20.
Is Blackwater Academy full?: Blackwater Academy has capacity for 60 pupils and 17 on roll (28%), 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 Blackwater Academy a faith school?: No. Blackwater Academy has no designated religious character.
What are Blackwater Academy's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackwater 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 24 July 2026.