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Harborne Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3JL · harborneacademy.co.uk · 0121 464 2737

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.6
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
1.61 mi
2.59 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
627
27 over 600 places · 105%
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
54.1%
First language not English
34.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Harborne Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.61 mi (2.59 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.67 mi (2.68 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 119 places were offered; 70% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 91 (Places 119)91September 2023: 113 (Places 119)113September 2024: 153 (Places 119)153September 2025: 115 (Places 145)115September 2026: 115 (Places 119)115Places 119
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026119115170%
September 2025Sept 20251451150.876%
September 2024Sept 20241191531.3▲53%
September 2023Sept 20231191130.973%
September 2022Sept 2022119910.880%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.61 mi2.59 km
September 20251.67 mi2.68 km
September 20241.27 mi2.04 km
September 20231.56 mi2.51 km
September 20221.76 mi2.84 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.6, and 43.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.

In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade D (19.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.3 (England 46.3)43.32017/18: 44.3 (England 46.5)44.32018/19: 41.7 (England 46.7)41.72021/22: 47.7 (England 48.8)47.72022/23: 44.8 (England 46.3)44.82023/24: 43.2 (England 45.9)43.22024/25: 44.6 (England 46.0)44.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.646.0
●43.7%45.4%
▼62.2%64.8%
▲45.4%40.5%
●4.014.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form24.1−3.3
Sixth form college6.9−5.5
Further education57.8+14.4
Employment1.7—
Not in a lasting destination6−2.8
Activity not captured3.4−3.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

2018/19StudentsAverage gradeProgress
Applied general14Dist+ (38.7)Well above average +0.77
Earlier years: Applied generalStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2016/1717—+0.23
2015/1617—+0.59

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University59−11
Further education5−3
Apprenticeship5—
Not in a lasting destination18+14
Activity not captured14+1

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 16 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Harborne Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
15 Nov 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2016Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
83%
Replies
52
9% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼82% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼79% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼73% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly●75% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲70% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 46% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (19%) with SEND

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