Aston Manor Academy, Birmingham

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include knitting, book club and homework club.

In 2026, pupils at Aston Manor Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

47% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 44.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.25: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.5, against 49.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Multimedia.

For September 2026 entry, 153 families put Aston Manor Academy as their first choice and 1265 named it as one of their preferences, for 149 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 46 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Aston Manor Academy are Star King Solomon Academy (0.3 miles, Attainment 8 32.4); Aston University Engineering Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); King Edward VI Aston School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 69.9); and Holte School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1).

Aston Manor Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Aston Manor Academy is one of 2 schools run by Equitas Academies Trust, an academy trust.

10 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Aston Manor Academy (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (60%).

Of the 151 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 109 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

70% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 70% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (42%), Black (40%) and other ethnic groups (8%).

In 2026, 135 pupils (13.6%) received SEN support and 10 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is St Paul's (West Midlands Metro), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Avenue Road (adjacent), 310 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Aston Manor Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 661 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Aston Manor Academy issued 128 suspensions, 12.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Aston Manor Academy are Chilwell Croft Academy (0.3 miles), Aston Tower Community Primary School (0.3 miles), St Chad's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles) and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.