King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D49
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Birmingham, B45 0EU
- Distance
- 1.7km away
Waseley Hills High School
School Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9EL
Local ranking31st of 45 secondary schools in Worcestershire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
868
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 4 February 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 34.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 51.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 143
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
24.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
16
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 34
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 741
- Boys
- 390 (50%)
- Girls
- 392 (50%)
- Capacity
- 868 (90% full)
- SEND
- 20.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.6%
- EAL
- 3.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 18.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,030/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
- 11.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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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- White British: 87.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.9%
- White Other: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.6%
87.7%
White British
4.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
1.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
School Road
Birmingham, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138664
- UKPRN
- 10038707
- Establishment No.
- 4044
- Trust
- CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST
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