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Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Free school
150 Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2SY · edenboysbirmingham.com · 0121 657 7070
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 61.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.18 mi
- 0.30 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 2.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 606
- 76% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 51.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.18 mi (296 m) from the school. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 265 families put the school first and 123 places were offered; 41% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 123 | 265 | 2.2▲ | 41% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 123 | 311 | 2.5▲ | 37% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 124 | 316 | 2.5▲ | 36% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 124 | 348 | 2.8▲ | 32% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 124 | 337 | 2.7▲ | 32% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.18 mi0.30 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 61.3, and 76.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲61.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲76.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲91.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲94.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.77 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 56.7 | +10.9 |
| Sixth form college | 4.2 | +0.8 |
| Further education | 29.2 | −12.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | 0 |
| Employment | 0.8 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Eden Boys' School, Birmingham was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 85
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (46%) with SEND