Tile Cross Academy, Birmingham

In its own words: "Tile Cross Academy is a member of the Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust. The MAT governance structure consists of Members and Trustees. The Board of Trustees are responsible for: The Board have implemented a new model for local academy oversight. These are to be known as advocates (previously known as governors) They will:"

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Tile Cross Academy we care deeply for our students; their safety and well-being is our primary concern. Within our small and caring 11-16 school we develop and nurture the values, skills and attributes which create good citizens and lifelong learners."

Coming up: an open day on Sunday 18 July 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Tile Cross Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is up from 35.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.26: pupils made 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 34.7, against 42.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Health Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 113 families put Tile Cross Academy as their first choice and 499 named it as one of their preferences, for 123 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Tile Cross Academy are Centre for Accelerated Learning (0.1 miles); John Henry Newman Catholic College (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); Grace Academy Solihull (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43); and Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (0.9 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 33.4).

Tile Cross Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Tile Cross Academy is one of 8 schools run by Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.3 in 2024/25.

Of the 107 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 75% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

75.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (35%), Asian (23%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 132 pupils (21.3%) received SEN support and 8 (1.3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Lea Hall Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is International&Byng Kendrick Schs (adjacent), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tile Cross 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, Tile Cross Academy issued 95 suspensions, 15.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 11 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tile Cross Academy are Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), The Shirestone Academy (0.3 miles), Gossey Lane Academy (0.5 miles) and Lift Lea Forest (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.