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Fortis Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham B44 8NU · fortisacademy.org.uk · 0121 366 6611

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
37.9
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,210
57% of 2,124 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
54.6%
First language not English
33.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Shaw Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 54 (Places 263)54September 2023: 63 (Places 167)63September 2024: 49 (Places 207)49September 2025: 64 (Places 143)64September 2026: 80 (Places 149)80Places 149
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026149800.5100%
September 2025Sept 2025143640.4100%
September 2024Sept 2024207490.2100%
September 2023Sept 2023167630.4100%
September 2022Sept 2022263540.2100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.9, and 27.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.6 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: 39.9 (England 46.3)39.92017/18: 37.9 (England 46.5)37.92018/19: 36.5 (England 46.7)36.52021/22: 40.1 (England 48.8)40.12022/23: 34.3 (England 46.3)34.32023/24: 39.7 (England 45.9)39.72024/25: 37.9 (England 46.0)37.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼37.946.0
▼27.1%45.4%
▼49.1%64.8%
▼13.0%40.5%
▼3.144.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103550)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form31.1+4.9
Sixth form college2.4−1.1
Further education52.6+1.5
Other education0.30
Apprenticeship0.7−1.5
Employment0.3−2.6
Not in a lasting destination5.1−2.6
Activity not captured7.5+1.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 24.2 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 23.6 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 26.2 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 27.1 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 35.5 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 31.9 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.4 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 30.6 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
65 studentsC (30.6)Average +0.02
66 studentsC (30.6)Average +0.02
49 studentsDist- (33)Above average +0.28
5.7%AAB or better
94.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2451C+ (33.4)+0.48
2022/2373C+ (31.9)—
2021/2261B- (35.5)—
2018/1979C- (27.1)+0.09
2017/18111C- (26.2)-0.15
2016/17115D+ (23.6)-0.33
2015/16123D+ (24.2)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University67.1−9.4
Further education2.9—
Apprenticeship4.3+1.4
Employment10+2.6
Not in a lasting destination11.4+7
Activity not captured4.3−4.5

Ofsted

Fortis Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
24 Oct 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
64%
Replies
67
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼77% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼64% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●76% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 88% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 45% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼47% agreeEngland 67%

based on 19 parents (28%) with SEND

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