OFSTED
20 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 December 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
8 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,476
1,476 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
667
45.2% of pupils
Male pupils
809
54.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
36.0 pts
above England
School
60.8%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
28.1 pts
above England
School
48.4%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
7.1 pts
above England
School
8.1%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
46.6%
688
White British
12.1%
179
Any other ethnic group
7.0%
103
Bangladeshi
6.9%
102
Indian
5.5%
81
African
4.4%
65
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.3%
285 of
1,476 pupils
1.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.9
5.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.12 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.78 pts
higher than
England
School
9.00%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.74 pts
higher than
England
School
28.55%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.30%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.50 pts
higher than
England
School
5.30%
Birmingham
2.18%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.4%
6.1 pts
above England
Ninestiles, an Academy
98.4%
Birmingham
97.8%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.