Star King Solomon Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F27
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Birmingham, B7 4AA
- Distance
- 0.4km away
Aston University Engineering Academy
1 Lister Street, Birmingham, B7 4AG
Local ranking49th of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
600
Capacity
13-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 76.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 81
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 94.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Higher education
- 63.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 12.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
95
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 37.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 634
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 875
- Boys
- 648 (64%)
- Girls
- 362 (36%)
- Capacity
- 600 (168% full)
- SEND
- 6.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 50.2%
- EAL
- 20.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.1%
- SEN Support
- 6.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,051/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 31.2%
- Black African: 18.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 9.1%
- Other: 7.9%
- Asian Indian: 6.0%
- White British: 5.8%
- Mixed Other: 5.1%
- Black Caribbean: 3.4%
31.2%
Asian Pakistani
18.2%
Black African
9.1%
Asian Bangladeshi
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
1 Lister Street
Birmingham, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138222
- UKPRN
- 10037492
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- ASTON UNIVERSITY STEM EDUCATION ACADEMY TRUST
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