Star King Solomon Academy
Lord Street, Birmingham, B7 4AA
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Rollins
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 149155
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213571905
About this school
Star King Solomon Academy is a Christian all-through academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Star King Solomon Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 40 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 68% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 73% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 68% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 68% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 78 | 76 | 69 |
| Attainment 8 score | 31.5 | 29.8 | 34.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.93 -1.28 to -0.58 | -0.83 -1.21 to -0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 17.1% | 26.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 36% | 32.9% | 44.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 4% | 10.5% | 7.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
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 Star King Solomon 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 | 50% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31.5 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 29.8 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.1 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 549 |
| 2023/24 | 468 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Star King Solomon Academy compares
Star King Solomon Academy ranked 81st of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.1 | 12.5% | 62.1% | 354 | — |
| Starbank School | 49 | 8.3% | 45% | 2,161 | 2.5 miles |
| Waverley School | 41.9 | 9.9% | 56.1% | 1,687 | 2.6 miles |
| Ark Victoria Academy | 48.4 | 5.6% | 65.3% | 1,519 | 2.6 miles |
| Washwood Heath Academy | 42.9 | 8.8% | 58.4% | 1,668 | 2.8 miles |
| Bournville School | 36.5 | 11.3% | 64.1% | 660 | 5.5 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)
- 62.09%
- English as an additional language
- 48.1%
- Overall absence
- 12.53%
- Persistent absence
- 38.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Starbank School2.5 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Waverley School2.6 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Ark Victoria Academy2.6 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Washwood Heath Academy2.8 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Bournville School5.5 miles
All-through · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Star King Solomon Academy ranks 216th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham, and Star King Solomon Academy ranks 80th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
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- Ark Victoria Academy All-through
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- Starbank School All-through
- Washwood Heath Academy All-through
- Waverley School All-through
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Common questions
- What ages does Star King Solomon Academy teach?
- Star King Solomon Academy teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Star King Solomon Academy?
- The headteacher of Star King Solomon Academy is Mr Adrian Rollins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Star King Solomon Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Star King Solomon 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 Star King Solomon Academy?
- Star King Solomon Academy has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Star King Solomon Academy full?
- Star King Solomon Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 354 on roll (34%), 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 Star King Solomon Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Star King Solomon Academy is designated Christian.
- Does Star King Solomon Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Star King Solomon Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Star King Solomon Academy part of an academy trust?
- Star King Solomon 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.
- How have Star King Solomon Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Star King Solomon Academy compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Star King Solomon Academy ranked 81st of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Star King Solomon Academy's absence rate?
- Star King Solomon Academy's overall absence rate is 12.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Star King Solomon Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Star King Solomon 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.