Small Heath Leadership Academy
Muntz Street, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9RX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Ms Yasmin Manzoor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,131
- URN
- 144464
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214647997
About this school
Small Heath Leadership Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,131 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 | 229 | 222 | 224 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 45.4 | 45.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.07 -0.13 to +0.28 | +0.42 +0.22 to +0.63 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 53.2% | 48.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 66.7% | 68.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 88% | 89.2% | 85.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
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 Small Heath Leadership 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 | 44 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.7 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,153 |
| 2023/24 | 1,187 |
| 2024/25 | 1,188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Small Heath Leadership Academy compares
Small Heath Leadership Academy ranked 40th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.7 | 6.8% | 57.4% | 1,131 | — |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School | 44 | 9.3% | 61.9% | 714 | 0.4 miles |
| Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form | 49.8 | 7.5% | 61.3% | 938 | 0.7 miles |
| Ark Boulton Academy | 44.2 | 6.7% | 70.3% | 877 | 1.0 miles |
| Waverley Studio College | 21.9 | 21.9% | 56.6% | 223 | 1.0 miles |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham | 62.1 | 6.2% | 47.4% | 618 | 1.1 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)
- 57.41%
- English as an additional language
- 51.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.84%
- Persistent absence
- 19.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Catholic School0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Ark Boulton Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Waverley Studio College1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Small Heath Leadership Academy ranks 34th 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 Small Heath Leadership Academy teach?
- Small Heath Leadership Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Small Heath Leadership Academy?
- The headteacher of Small Heath Leadership Academy is Ms Yasmin Manzoor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Small Heath Leadership Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Small Heath Leadership 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 Small Heath Leadership Academy?
- Small Heath Leadership Academy has 1,131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Small Heath Leadership Academy full?
- Small Heath Leadership Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,131 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 Small Heath Leadership Academy a faith school?
- No. Small Heath Leadership Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Small Heath Leadership Academy a selective school?
- No. Small Heath Leadership Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Small Heath Leadership Academy?
- Small Heath Leadership Academy is part of STAR ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Small Heath Leadership Academy have?
- The schools register lists Small Heath Leadership Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Small Heath Leadership Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44 in 2022/23 and 45.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Small Heath Leadership Academy rank locally?
- Small Heath Leadership Academy ranked 40th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Small Heath Leadership Academy's absence rate?
- Small Heath Leadership Academy's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Small Heath Leadership Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Small Heath Leadership 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.