Birmingham Ormiston Academy, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to wish you all a very warm welcome to Birmingham Ormiston Academy. As Principal, I am ambitious for students and for members of staff. I am proud to work on behalf of and alongside such talented individuals."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 14 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Birmingham Ormiston Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 54.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.09: pupils made about 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 46, against 54.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Social Studies, Combined Science and History.

Across Birmingham, 76% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Birmingham lodged 935 appeals against secondary school offers; 674 reached a hearing and 80 succeeded (11.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Birmingham Ormiston Academy are BOA Digital Technologies Academy (0.4 miles); Aston University Engineering Academy (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); Star King Solomon Academy (0.7 miles, Attainment 8 32.4); and E-ACT Heartlands Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 48.7).

Birmingham Ormiston Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Birmingham Ormiston Academy is one of 3 schools run by Boa Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 177 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 308 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 55% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 24% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 119 pupils (11.7%) received SEN support and 15 (1.5%) 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 specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro), about 230 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

41 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Millennium Point (outside), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1465 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting 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, Birmingham Ormiston Academy issued 17 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Birmingham Ormiston Academy are St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles); St Matthew's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles); St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown (0.8 miles); and St Chad's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.