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Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Free school
441 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 3DT · edenboysbirminghameast.com · 0121 657 7200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 60.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.19 mi
- 0.30 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 3.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 609
- 76% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 59.4%
- First language not English
- 27.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.19 mi (304 m) from the school. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 362 families put the school first and 122 places were offered; 32% 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 | 122 | 362 | 3▲ | 32% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 124 | 406 | 3.3▲ | 30% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 124 | 424 | 3.4▲ | 28% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 124 | 368 | 3▲ | 32% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 123 | 406 | 3.3▲ | 28% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.19 mi0.30 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.25 mi0.40 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 60.8, and 74.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲60.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲74.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲87.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲90.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.74 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.9 | +3.3 |
| Sixth form college | 25.2 | +5.9 |
| Further education | 19.3 | −9.6 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 18 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 18 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 90
- 15% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (36%) with SEND