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The Streetly Academy, Sutton Coldfield

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The Streetly Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Sutton Coldfield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2022. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 7th-highest of the 8 schools in Sutton Coldfield with published results, and 2,183rd of 3,298 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
Progress (2024)
Average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Walsall (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

The Streetly Academy in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at The Streetly Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Walsall and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Walsall and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.05: pupils made about 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 27.8, against 47.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 30 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

Getting a place at The Streetly Academy

For September 2026 entry, 288 families put The Streetly Academy as their first choice and 967 named it as one of their preferences, for 258 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 64 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at The Streetly Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Streetly Academy are Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); Barr Beacon School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); Fortis Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.4); and Arena Academy (2.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.7).

The Streetly Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolBarr Beacon SchoolFortis AcademyArena Academy

Where pupils go next

Of the 254 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 115 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 53% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Asian (14%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 155 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 47 (3%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Four Oaks Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Streetly Academy (adjacent), 150 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, The Streetly Academy issued 113 suspensions, 7.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to The Streetly Academy are Lindens Academy (0.3 miles); St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly (0.8 miles); Manor Primary School (0.8 miles); and Sutton Park Primary (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Lindens AcademySt Anne's Catholic Primary School, StreetlyManor Primary SchoolSutton Park Primary

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~967m)Possible (~1.4km)Unlikely (~1.8km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Billy Downie
Pupils:1,544
LA:Walsall
Phone:01213532709
Address:Queslett Road East, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Trust:THE STREETLY ACADEMY
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Sixth Form

Inspected 18 October 2022View full report
URN:137707
UKPRN:10035849
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Aldridge-Brownhills
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2022 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Sixth form.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

About

The Streetly Academy is a large co-educational secondary school in Streetly, West Midlands, England, on the border of Birmingham and Walsall local authorities. It was established in 1961.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a Glance

22.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around -0.05 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 45.9 to 42.9 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 39% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-42.938.9%
Disadvantaged(54)-27.85.6%
Not known to be disadvantaged(185)-47.248.6%
Boys(122)-39.734.4%
Girls(117)-46.143.6%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(9)-47.155.6%
Non mobile(233)-43.139.1%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language472
Mathematics472
English Literature458
Combined Science380
Business Studies258
Geography214
French184
History178
Religious Studies136
Biology92
Art and Design92
Chemistry92
Physics92
Media / Film / TV Studies90
Social Studies84
Sports Studies82
Engineering Studies66
Design and Technology58
Travel and Tourism52
Physical Education48

+ 10 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 254 students

Continued education88%
Further education47%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment4%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

2

Permanent exclusions

0.13%

Exclusion rate

113

Suspensions

7.53%

Suspension rate

61 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,500 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

The Streetly Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Walsall's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

The Streetly Academy (adjacent)
145m · 2 min walk
Brabham Crescent (adj)
236m · 4 min walk
Moss Way (opp)
351m · 6 min walk
Sutton Park Surgery (opp)
358m · 6 min walk
Boundary Road (adj)
375m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. The Streetly Academy is in Walsall; for families living there:

Apply to Walsall for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
14
Fatal
0
Serious
5
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

1,500 pupils

1,560 places

60 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Sutton Coldfield

High pressure
New homes approved:1,429
Projected new pupils:257

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sutton Coldfield

Across Walsall council

Low demand council-wide0.93 applications per place

Places available

4,069

Applications

3,782

Got 1st preference

77.4%

Got preferred school

94.0%

All secondary applications across Walsall council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(4)

18 October 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Sixth FormOutstanding
4 March 2020
12 February 2019
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

155

SEN Support

47

EHC Plans

13.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health77
Autistic Spectrum Disorder51
Moderate Learning Difficulty33
Specific Learning Difficulty17
Speech, Language & Communication15
Physical Disability6
Hearing Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
69.4%
Asian
13.6%
Black
3.5%
Mixed
7.8%
Chinese
0.7%
Other
1.0%
Unclassified
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals22.3%
English as Additional Language7.3%

1,544

Total Pupils

776

Boys

768

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

100

Teachers

15.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£56,186

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,836

Per pupil

£9179k

Total funding

£326k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£855,501
EAL funding£11,213
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.4%

Overall absence

25.1%

Persistent absence

1,313

Enrolments

Authorised3.8%
Unauthorised4.7%
Persistent (10%+)25.1%
Severe (50%+)3.5%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
6.2%
20/21
9.4%
21/22
9.2%
22/23
9.1%
23/24
8.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about The Streetly Academy

What are GCSE results like at The Streetly Academy?

In the 2026 results, pupils at The Streetly Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 42.9. 39% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is The Streetly Academy's Ofsted rating?

The Streetly Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for The Streetly Academy?

No fixed boundary. When The Streetly Academy is oversubscribed, Walsall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at The Streetly Academy?

The Streetly Academy was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at The Streetly Academy?

Classes at The Streetly Academy average 22.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to The Streetly Academy?

The Streetly Academy has around 1544 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at The Streetly Academy?

8.4% of sessions were missed at The Streetly Academy in 2024/25. 25.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to The Streetly Academy?

Apply through Walsall's coordinated admissions process, naming The Streetly Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near The Streetly Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).

Where is The Streetly Academy?

The Streetly Academy is at Queslett Road East, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2EX.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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