E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.21 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.21 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.21 miles away, the 7th longest of 40 Birmingham secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2021, and it swung sharply between some years.
- There were 188 first-choice applications for 237 offers at Year 7 in 2026; 178 offers went to first-choice families and 10 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 58.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 51.8% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Birmingham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 395 College Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B44 0HF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,167 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “E-ACT North Birmingham Academy is a warm and welcoming place that is abuzz with positivity.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school, as do their teachers.”
- “Pupils are dedicated to their education and all enjoy a wide range of activities beyond the classroom.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, their achievement continues to be more variable.”
- “In the past, the achievement of some groups of pupils was mixed, including in mathematics.”
- “Published data shows that, in the past, students’ achievement in the post-16 provision was weak.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 188 first-preference applications, 237 offers in total, 178 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Stockland Green School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Prince Albert High School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eden Boys' School, Birmingham 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Fortis Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Arena Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Broadway Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edmund Campion Catholic School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published