Star King Solomon Academy, Birmingham

In its own words: "To promote a culture of educational excellence, from within a caring and secure Christian environment enriched with the values of discipline, mutual care and respect, which extends beyond the school into the wider community. At Star King Solomon Academy, our STAR values are rooted in the fruit of the Spirit ."

From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to Star King Solomon Academy, a place where we want our pupils to be safe, happy and well and where we recognise and value the contribution of our staff and community to help our pupils achieve positive outcomes."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include swimming, dance, choir, Lego, eco club and art.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026, an admissions event on Friday 13 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 3 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Star King Solomon Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 32.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 34.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.83: pupils made well below 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 33.7, against 30.6 for other pupils at the school.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 13 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 2 families put Star King Solomon Academy as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Star King Solomon Academy are Aston University Engineering Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); Aston Manor Academy (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45); E-ACT Heartlands Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 48.7); and BOA Digital Technologies Academy (0.6 miles).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Star King Solomon Academy.

Star King Solomon Academy 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.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Star King Solomon Academy (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (69%).

Of the 76 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 72% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

55.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 52.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (48%), Asian (16%) and other ethnic groups (14%).

In 2026, 59 pupils (16.7%) received SEN support and 4 (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 specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Duddeston Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dartmouth Circus (before), 170 metres away.

In 2024/25, Star King Solomon Academy issued 81 suspensions, 20.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Star King Solomon Academy are St Matthew's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles), Cromwell Junior and Infant School (0.5 miles), Chilwell Croft Academy (0.5 miles) and Aston Tower Community Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.