R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre
YMCA Building, 301 Reservoir Road, Birmingham, B23 6DF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Harris
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 20
- Pupils on roll
- 8
- URN
- 149528
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Telephone
- 07767546721
About this school
R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre is an independent special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 8 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre under its current framework. 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
R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
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 R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 5 |
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
- 8
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hamd House School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Greenfields Primary School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Green Heath School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Darul Uloom Islamic High School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
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Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Baskerville School Special schools
- Beaufort School Special schools
- Beaufort School Academies
- Braidwood School for the Deaf Special schools
- Brays School Academies
- Calthorpe Academy Academies
- Castlewood School Academies
- Cherry Oak School Special schools
- City of Birmingham School Local authority maintained schools
- East Birmingham Network Academy Free Schools
- Ebn Academy 2 Free Schools
- Everything Education School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre teach?
- R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre?
- The headteacher of R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre is Mrs Catherine Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre 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 big is R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre?
- R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre has 8 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre full?
- R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre has capacity for 20 pupils and 8 on roll (40%), 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 R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre a faith school?
- No. R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre has no designated religious character.
- What are R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre'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.