King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy, Birmingham

In 2026, pupils at King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.19: pupils made 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 41.2, against 52.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 248 families put King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy as their first choice and 802 named it as one of their preferences, for 208 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 73 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy are Cockshut Hill School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.1); Grace Academy Solihull (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43); Centre for Accelerated Learning (1.1 miles); and Tile Cross Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.7).

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is one of 12 schools run by King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 64.1 in 2024/25.

Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 73 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

50.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 26.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (35%), Asian (34%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 195 pupils (16.4%) received SEN support and 23 (1.9%) 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 Lea Hall Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sheldon Heath Academy (opposite), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy 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, King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy issued 73 suspensions, 6.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy are Elms Farm Community Primary School (0.4 miles), Stanville Primary School (0.4 miles), Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior (0.4 miles) and Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.