Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "We believe, through setting high expectations and driving forward our mission of educational excellence, character development and service to communities, every one of our pupils can become a successful learner and make significant academic and personal progress."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, badminton, choir, gardening, film and debating.

In 2026, pupils at Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 63.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

81% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is up from 62.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.18: pupils made well above 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 64.5, against 62.4 for other pupils at the school.

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

For September 2026 entry, 432 families put Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham as their first choice and 1253 named it as one of their preferences, for 123 places offered. That is 3.5 first choices for every place. 311 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham are Waverley School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1); Starbank School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.4); Waverley Studio College (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 16.6); and Saltley Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.8).

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham is one of 36 schools run by Star Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 123 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 15% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

49.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (70%), Mixed (12%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 79 pupils (12.8%) received SEN support and 7 (1.1%) 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 Stechford Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Waverley School (opposite), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham 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, Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham issued 10 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham are St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Bordesley Green Primary School (0.5 miles), Alston Primary School (0.6 miles) and Oasis Academy Hobmoor (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.