E-ACT Shenley Academy, Birmingham

In its own words: "We believe passionately that education opens doors and has the power to change lives. We aim to inspire our students through our curriculum delivering consistently good lessons that empower learning. Each and every day we instil our values and focus on raising the aspirations of our students by providing an outstanding personal development and extra-curricular programme."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, coding, cooking and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at E-ACT Shenley Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 32.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

28% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is up from 31.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.7: pupils made well below 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 27.2, against 41 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Statistics and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 91 families put E-ACT Shenley Academy as their first choice and 337 named it as one of their preferences, for 126 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 E-ACT Shenley Academy are King Edward VI Five Ways School (1 mile, Good, selective, Attainment 8 79.3); Bartley Green School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.1); Bournville School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.5); and Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.6).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than E-ACT Shenley Academy.

E-ACT Shenley Academy is one of 37 schools run by E-Act, an academy trust.

100 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about E-ACT Shenley Academy (as of September 2025): 74% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 79% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (85%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (72%).

Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 71% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

59.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (63%), Mixed (16%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 224 pupils (30%) received SEN support and 13 (1.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Northfield Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shenley Academy (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood E-ACT Shenley 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 278 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, E-ACT Shenley Academy issued 690 suspensions, 87.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to E-ACT Shenley Academy are Green Meadow Primary School (0.2 miles), Woodcock Hill Primary School (0.3 miles), Princethorpe Infant School (0.6 miles) and Princethorpe Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.