Tile Cross Academy
Gressel Lane, Tile Cross, Birmingham, B33 9UF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gurt Sanghera
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Washwood Heath Academy
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 620
- URN
- 144306
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215666400
About this school
Tile Cross Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 620 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
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 | 104 | 107 | 104 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.3 | 38.1 | 35.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 -0.59 to 0.00 | -0.26 -0.57 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 32.7% | 27.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 50.5% | 48.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 41.1% | 31.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
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 Tile Cross 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 | 35.3 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.1 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.6 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 595 |
| 2023/24 | 616 |
| 2024/25 | 624 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tile Cross Academy compares
Tile Cross Academy ranked 79th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% 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 | 35.6 | 10.6% | 74.7% | 620 | — |
| John Henry Newman Catholic College | 43.6 | 9.9% | 41.6% | 1,273 | 0.7 miles |
| Grace Academy Solihull | 44.2 | 12.6% | 50% | 884 | 0.8 miles |
| Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst | 31.9 | 12.8% | 58.8% | 1,151 | 0.9 miles |
| King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy | 47.4 | 7.9% | 55.6% | 1,188 | 1.2 miles |
| WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) | 30.8 | 13.5% | 52.5% | 394 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 74.68%
- English as an additional language
- 39.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.63%
- Persistent absence
- 38.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Henry Newman Catholic College0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Grace Academy Solihull0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Tile Cross Academy ranks 78th 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 Tile Cross Academy teach?
- Tile Cross Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Tile Cross Academy?
- The headteacher of Tile Cross Academy is Mr Gurt Sanghera, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tile Cross Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tile Cross 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 Tile Cross Academy?
- Tile Cross Academy has 620 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Tile Cross Academy full?
- Tile Cross Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 620 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tile Cross Academy a faith school?
- No. Tile Cross Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Tile Cross Academy a selective school?
- No. Tile Cross Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Tile Cross Academy?
- Tile Cross 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.
- How have Tile Cross Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.3 in 2022/23 and 35.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tile Cross Academy rank locally?
- Tile Cross Academy ranked 79th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% 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 Tile Cross Academy's absence rate?
- Tile Cross Academy's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tile Cross Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tile Cross 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 10 July 2026.