E-ACT North Birmingham Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 188 families put E-ACT North Birmingham Academy as their first choice and 578 named it as one of their preferences, for 237 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has risen from 151 in 2021 to 188 in 2026, while places went from 180 to 237.
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 2025, families in Birmingham lodged 1099 appeals against secondary school offers; 813 reached a hearing and 88 succeeded (10.8% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 237 | 188 | 578 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2025 | 238 | 195 | 603 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 239 | 180 | 681 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 235 | 145 | 656 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 180 | 179 | 701 | 1.0 | 36 |
| 2021 | 180 | 151 | 702 | 0.8 | 27 |
| 2020 | 180 | 185 | 740 | 1.0 | 48 |
| 2019 | 208 | 163 | 648 | 0.8 | 14 |
| 2018 | 176 | 135 | 521 | 0.8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 178 | 103 | 390 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 177 | 140 | 404 | 0.8 | 7 |
| 2015 | 180 | 143 | 391 | 0.8 | 6 |
| 2014 | 190 | 138 | 360 | 0.7 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.