Broadway Academy, Birmingham

In 2026, pupils at Broadway Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

36% 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 42.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.05: 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 38.8, against 47.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 97 families put Broadway Academy as their first choice and 852 named it as one of their preferences, for 180 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Broadway Academy are Eden Boys' School, Birmingham (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.2); Prince Albert High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); King Edward VI Aston School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 69.9); and Holte School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Broadway Academy.

Broadway Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 213 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 73 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 43% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

59.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 67.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (69%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 184 pupils (15.1%) received SEN support and 15 (1.2%) 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 railway station is Perry Barr Rail Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stoneleigh Road (adjacent), 160 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Broadway Academy issued 123 suspensions, 9.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Broadway Academy are Canterbury Cross Primary School (0.2 miles), Birchfield Primary School (0.3 miles), Sacred Heart Catholic School (0.3 miles) and Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.