OFSTED
4 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
BOA TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
443
443 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
167
37.7% of pupils
Male pupils
276
62.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
35.2 pts
above England
School
60.0%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.6 pts
below England
School
18.7%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
23.7%
105
Caribbean
16.7%
74
African
11.5%
51
Pakistani
9.9%
44
Any other Black background
5.9%
26
Unclassified
5.6%
25
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
20.1%
89 of
443 pupils
0.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.21%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.99 pts
higher than
England
School
9.21%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.07%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.26 pts
higher than
England
School
33.07%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.33 pts
higher than
England
School
4.13%
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
49.2%
43.1 pts
below England
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
49.2%
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.