Open the map

Schools by area › Birmingham › King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy

King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

New Street, Frankley, Birmingham B45 0EU · bwa.kevibham.org · 0121 464 9901

On the mapSearch near B45 0EU

Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.4
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
1.09 mi
1.75 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
423
77% of 546 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
66.7%
First language not English
14.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.09 mi (1.75 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.02 mi (1.63 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 100 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 80% 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: 73 (Places 90)73September 2023: 97 (Places 90)97September 2024: 83 (Places 88)83September 2025: 120 (Places 87)120September 2026: 100 (Places 87)100Places 87
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026871001.1▲80%
September 2025Sept 2025871201.4▲69%
September 2024Sept 202488830.993%
September 2023Sept 202390971.1▲85%
September 2022Sept 202290730.8100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.09 mi1.75 km
September 20251.02 mi1.63 km
September 20241.68 mi2.71 km
September 20231.37 mi2.20 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.4, and 32% 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

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 39.5 (England 46.3)39.52017/18: 35.1 (England 46.5)35.12021/22: 38.8 (England 48.8)38.82022/23: 31.7 (England 46.3)31.72023/24: 35.8 (England 45.9)35.82024/25: 41.4 (England 46.0)41.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.446.0
▼32.0%45.4%
▼52.0%64.8%
▼8.0%40.5%
▼3.354.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103529)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form2.6−1.3
Further education77.6+16.6
Apprenticeship1.30
Employment3.9−5.2
Not in a lasting destination5.3−14.2
Activity not captured9.2+5.3

Ofsted

King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 31 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
31 Jan 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2018

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103529), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103529)

  • Jan 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103529)

  • Nov 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103529)

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
68%
Replies
41
10% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼66% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼76% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼71% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼68% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼66% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼58% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼66% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼56% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼53% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 49% who had a child bullied

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

based on 20 parents (49%) with SEND

Also near this school

All schools in Birmingham