Erdington Academy
Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8RE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Mallett
- Sponsor
- Fairfax
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 904
- URN
- 143413
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213731080
About this school
Erdington Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 904 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Erdington Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 166 | 203 | 199 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.7 | 39.2 | 40.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.10 -0.12 to +0.33 | -0.12 -0.33 to +0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 27.6% | 29.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 47.3% | 52.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 8.4% | 15.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
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 Erdington 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 | 40.7 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.2 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 953 |
| 2023/24 | 951 |
| 2024/25 | 931 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Erdington Academy compares
Erdington Academy ranked 64th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.6 | 8.3% | 59.9% | 904 | — |
| St Edmund Campion Catholic School | 45.8 | 7.9% | 46.9% | 1,158 | 1.1 miles |
| Stockland Green School | 40.3 | 9% | 53% | 757 | 1.2 miles |
| Hodge Hill College | 45.1 | 8.4% | 55.2% | 1,193 | 1.2 miles |
| Hodge Hill Girls' School | 48.7 | 8% | 53.5% | 749 | 1.2 miles |
| Rockwood Academy | 39.1 | 12.2% | 62.3% | 1,073 | 1.6 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)
- 59.94%
- English as an additional language
- 33.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edmund Campion Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Stockland Green School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Hodge Hill College1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Hodge Hill Girls' School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Rockwood Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Erdington Academy ranks 62nd 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 ages does Erdington Academy teach?
- Erdington Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Erdington Academy?
- The headteacher of Erdington Academy is Mr Simon Mallett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Erdington Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Erdington 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 many pupils are at Erdington Academy?
- Erdington Academy has 904 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Erdington Academy full?
- Erdington Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 904 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 Erdington Academy a faith school?
- No. Erdington Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Erdington Academy part of an academy trust?
- Erdington Academy is part of FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Erdington Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.7 in 2022/23 and 40.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Erdington Academy compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Erdington Academy ranked 64th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Erdington Academy's absence rate?
- Erdington Academy's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Erdington Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Erdington 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 2 July 2026.