OFSTED
22 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
25 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
15 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
774
774 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
343
44.3% of pupils
Male pupils
431
55.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.4 pts
above England
School
45.2%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.0 pts
below England
School
18.3%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.9%
394
White and Black Caribbean
7.2%
56
Any other Mixed background
6.5%
50
Any other ethnic group
5.9%
46
Caribbean
5.2%
40
African
4.5%
35
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
12.9%
100 of
774 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 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
44.6
5.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.21 · 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
11.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.31 pts
higher than
England
School
11.52%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
38.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
22.47 pts
higher than
England
School
38.29%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.42 pts
higher than
England
School
5.22%
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
119.1%
26.8 pts
above England
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
119.1%
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.