OFSTED
Latest inspection
12 May 2026
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 July 2023
Graded inspection
Inadequate
Published
12 October 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Boys
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
55
55 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
55
100.0% of pupils
62.5 pts
above England
School
87.3%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
14.8 pts
below England
School
5.5%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White and Black Caribbean
10.9%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
55 of
55 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
55 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health
44
Autistic spectrum disorder
8
Speech, language & communication
2
Other difficulty or disability
1
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
21.67%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
15.45 pts
higher than
England
School
21.67%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
70.00%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
54.18 pts
higher than
England
School
70.00%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
10.00%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
8.20 pts
higher than
England
School
10.00%
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
not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
61.1%
18.7 pts
below England
Kitts Green Academy
61.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.