Heritage Academy
327 Moseley Road, B12 0DX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Mr Shakeel Akhtar
- Religious ethos
- Islam
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 147038
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Telephone
- 01214402222
About this school
Heritage Academy is a boys' independent school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 58 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Heritage Academy under its current framework. 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
Heritage Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2019, 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 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 63.9 | 78.4 | 63.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 78.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 92.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.0 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
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 Heritage 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 | 63.9 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 78.4 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 4
Location
Nearby schools
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Calthorpe Academy0.3 miles
Academies · Birmingham
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Redstone Academy for Girls0.4 miles
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Redstone Academy for Boys0.4 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
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Camp Hill Education0.4 miles
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R.Y.A.N Education Academy0.4 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Heritage Academy teach?
- Heritage Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Heritage Academy?
- The headteacher of Heritage Academy is Mr Shakeel Akhtar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heritage Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Heritage 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 many pupils are at Heritage Academy?
- Heritage Academy has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Heritage Academy full?
- Heritage Academy has capacity for 100 pupils and 58 on roll (58%), 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 Heritage Academy a faith school?
- No. Heritage Academy has no designated religious character.
- How have Heritage Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 63.9 in 2022/23 and 63 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Heritage Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heritage 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.