Ebn Academy 2, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am honoured to lead a team of highly skilled and dedicated professionals who are committed to ensuring that every pupil at our academy embarks on a positive and enriching educational journey."

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 Ebn Academy 2 are Lift Greenwood (0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.8); Park Hall Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); Hodge Hill Girls' School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50); and St Edmund Campion Catholic School (2 miles, Attainment 8 41.1).

Ebn Academy 2 is one of 2 schools run by Ebn Trust, an academy trust.

The nearest railway station is Water Orton Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Cuthberts Place (adjacent), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ebn Academy 2 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 212 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

The primary schools closest to Ebn Academy 2 are Pegasus Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Gerard's Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles), Topcliffe Primary School (0.4 miles) and Chivenor Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.