Reaside Academy, Birmingham

In its own words: "Each academy within Greenheart Learning Partnership has a shared Vision and Ethos, however each academy is unique and its application of this vision and ethos uniquely reflects the community it serves. Reaside Academy is a caring academy with highly skilled, well qualified and experienced staff. We have a supportive TLAC and are part of the Greenheart Learning Partnership team."

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Reaside Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Birmingham, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Birmingham lodged 296 appeals against primary school offers; 179 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (7.8% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Reaside Academy are Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); Holywell Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, 77% reading, 83% maths); Beaconside Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 87% maths); and St James Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Reaside Academy.

Reaside Academy is one of 10 schools run by Greenheart Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

69.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 75 pupils (38.5%) received SEN support and 3 (1.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Reaside Academy had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 26 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Longbridge Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Reaside Junior School (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Reaside 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 170 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, Reaside Academy issued 15 suspensions, 7.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Reaside Academy are King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy (0.4 miles), Waseley Hills High School (0.8 miles) and Colmers School and Sixth Form College (1 mile).