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State secondary · 14 to 19 · Mixed · 1,016 pupils

Birmingham Ormiston Academy

1 Grosvenor Street, Birmingham, B4 7QD
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Ofsted: Good · May 2023Top 20% (17/88)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 646th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Top 20%.
Top 20% (17/88)Rank among 88 Birmingham secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Birmingham league table →
Inspection
Good, May 2023
Results
+0.09 progress 8; 53.0 attainment 8
Size
1,016 pupils; classes of 20
Run by
Boa Trust
Type
Academy sponsor led
Ages
14 to 19 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Attainment 8: 53.0, against 48.0 in Birmingham.
  • English and maths, grade 5+: 55%, against 49% in Birmingham.
  • Sessions missed: 9.1%, against 8.0% in Birmingham.
  • Persistently absent: 27.1%, against 25.0% in Birmingham.
Could your child get in?We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.Check a postcode ↓ Schools for usRank every school near you by the measures that matter to your family, each reason shown.Rank schools →

At a glance

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SourceWhere these figures come from

How it is worked outBirmingham and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.

Against Birmingham and England
This schoolBirminghamEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
+0.09
In line with Birmingham
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
53.0
Better than Birmingham
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
55%
Better than Birmingham
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
9.1%
Worse than Birmingham
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
27.1%
Worse than Birmingham
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
1.7
Better than Birmingham
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
19.8
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
15%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
16.9
Context
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.

How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.

Things to know
  • A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.

We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.

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Offers

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.

Results

Quality

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SourceOfsted · inspected 23 May 2023
DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026

  • Good
  • Progress 8: +0.09 (England +0.01) (county +0.10)
  • Attainment 8: 53.0 (England 47.4) (county 48.0)
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 55% (England 48%) (county 49%)
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: average

Results

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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8+0.09+0.01+0.102023/2024
Attainment 853.047.448.02025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above55%48%49%2025/2026
Average A level gradeC+——2023/2024

League table place

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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)Top 20% (17/88)
A level (16 to 18)(25/45)

Where leavers go

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SourceDfE, destination measures.

Things to know
  • A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2417797%In education 94%; Apprenticeship 0.6%; Employment 2.3%
After GCSEs2022/2316194%In education 91%; Apprenticeship 1.2%; Employment 1.9%
After GCSEs2021/2217799%In education 98%; Apprenticeship 0.6%; Employment 0.6%
After sixth form2023/2430884%Further education 1.3%; Apprenticeship 3.6%; Employment 24%
After sixth form2022/2334189%Further education 0.6%; Apprenticeship 2.3%; Employment 29%
After sixth form2021/2231387%Further education 1.6%; Apprenticeship 3.2%; Employment 35%
Birmingham league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life and who goes there

Daily life

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

  • Absence: 9.1% of sessions missed; 27% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 7.4% and 19%
  • Suspensions: 2 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 9); 0 permanent exclusions
  • Classes average 19.8 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30
  • 16.9 pupils for each teacher
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 34 m, tram or metro 242 m, rail 525 m
  • 82 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 16 serious)
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 23.8 µg/m³, PM2.5 8.7 (1 km square, background level)

Absence

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.

Things to know
  • Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (10-20%), the median of 831 schools.
YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/259.1%7.2%1.9%27%3.2%
2023/2412%10%1.4%55%1.9%
2022/239.3%8.3%1.0%27%2.3%
Schools with a similar intake7.4%19%

Suspensions and exclusions

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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/251.71.5%170
2023/242.11.4%211
2022/230.20.2%20
Schools with a similar intake8.9

Class sizes and staff

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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size19.82025/26
Classes over 30 pupils0.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher16.9November 2025

Stops nearby

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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.

Things to know
  • A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus34
tram or metro242
rail525

Road collisions within 500 m

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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.

Things to know
  • 16 serious and 0 fatal in all; 24 involved a pedestrian, 13 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
YearCollisions
202515
202412
202315
202222
202118

Air quality

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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

Things to know
  • A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO223.82024
PM1014.62024
PM258.72024

Who goes there

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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals15%2025/26
First language other than English1.9%2025/26
SEN support12%2025/26
Education, health and care plan1.5%2025/26
Girls75%2025/26

Ofsted

Ofsted, May 2023The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood

Inspections

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SourceOfsted, 2023.

DateKindOutcome
23 May 2023Graded inspectionGood

Admissions

Getting in

  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Who runs it

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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined September 2011
DfE, open academies list

  • Boa Trust, with 3 schools
  • Opened as an academy (sponsored) on 1 September 2011
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Fees and clubs

State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.

Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →

Nearby

Schools nearby

BOA Digital Technologies Academy0.4 miAston University Engineering Academy0.4 miStar King Solomon Academy0.7 miE-ACT Heartlands Academy0.7 miCompare side by side →

Nurseries nearby

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SourceOfsted early years register.

Ashbourne Day Nursery at Birmingham Central Nursery0.2 miles
Teenie Weenies0.3 miles
Smart Kids Nursery0.5 miles
Golden Kidz Daycare0.6 miles
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →

Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

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