E-ACT Shenley 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, 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, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 81 first choices in 2021, against 91 in 2026.
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 | 126 | 91 | 337 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 150 | 87 | 426 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 180 | 132 | 609 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 180 | 121 | 600 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 172 | 124 | 581 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 151 | 81 | 503 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 145 | 113 | 618 | 0.8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 209 | 186 | 790 | 0.9 | 16 |
| 2018 | 202 | 197 | 796 | 1.0 | 31 |
| 2017 | 180 | 251 | 843 | 1.4 | 94 |
| 2016 | 179 | 236 | 688 | 1.3 | 80 |
| 2015 | 179 | 254 | 697 | 1.4 | 98 |
| 2014 | 179 | 299 | 629 | 1.7 | 126 |
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.