TJY Academy, Birmingham
TJY Academy is a special school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Birmingham.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
TJY Academy in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to TJY Academy are New Horizon Academy (0.2 miles, Requires improvement); Oscott Manor School (0.4 miles); Queensbury School (0.6 miles, Good); and The Pines Special School (1 mile, Good).
New Horizon AcademyOscott Manor SchoolQueensbury SchoolThe Pines Special School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Erdington Rail Station, about 230 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is New Street, 50 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood TJY Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
TJY Academy is designed specifically for pupils who have struggled elsewhere, offering personalized timetables and qualifications matched to each child's abilities and career ambitions. The school places strong emphasis on preparing pupils for independent living and work experience, with support from experienced staff trained in managing diverse needs. Leaders have thought carefully about safeguarding and pastoral care, recognizing that many pupils will have complex backgrounds.
Key Strengths
- Clear vision focused on supporting vulnerable pupils with tailored education and career preparation
- Well-planned curriculum including vocational qualifications, life skills, and careers education from Year 7
- Strong safeguarding arrangements with trained leadership and comprehensive policies
- Emphasis on pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development through meaningful experiences
- Appropriate systems for health, safety, behavior management and risk assessment
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is likely to be effective - leaders have secure understanding of safeguarding duties, completed designated lead training, and have comprehensive safeguarding policies covering online and offline risks.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips, Pride Month celebrations, Refugee Week activities, visiting speakers, work experience opportunities
TJY Academy is a proposed independent school designed to support pupils who have struggled in mainstream education, including those in care or previously excluded. The school is likely to meet all independent school standards if registered.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 91
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 20
- Children hurt
- 16
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 91 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 20 serious and 71 slight.
16 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 10 in a vehicle or otherwise.
11 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 Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Birmingham council
Places available
14,956
Applications
14,483
Got 1st preference
75.7%
Got preferred school
97.4%
All secondary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Special educational needs provision
TJY Academy is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about TJY Academy
Does TJY Academy have specialist SEN provision?
TJY Academy is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to TJY Academy?
TJY Academy is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near TJY Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 91 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 20 serious and 71 slight. 16 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 10 in a vehicle or otherwise. 11 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 Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is TJY Academy?
TJY Academy is at Friendship Hall, Sutton New Road, Birmingham, B23 6QR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)