Aston Manor Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.71 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Aston Manor Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 14 May 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Aston Manor 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 | 0.71 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
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 0.71 miles away, the 5th shortest of 40 Birmingham secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2021; it swung sharply between some years.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, there were 153 first-choice applications for 149 offers; 107 offers went to first-choice families and 46 first-choice families (30%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
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
- Phillips Street, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4PZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 990 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 70% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 14 May 2025
Strengths
- “There is an exceptional sense of community at Aston Manor Academy.”
- “Staff forge strong relationships with pupils and provide high-quality pastoral care.”
- “Pupils know that if they have any concerns, there is someone to turn to.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, staff’s lack of clarity about these improvements affects the impact of these actions on classroom practice.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2025 (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) | 44.6 | 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: 153 first-preference applications, 149 offers in total, 107 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.
- Aston University Engineering Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- King Edward VI Aston School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Holte School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Nishkam High School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- E-ACT Heartlands Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Broadway Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published