V.A.S.E Academy, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
V.A.S.E Academy excels at understanding each pupil deeply and creating an inclusive, harmonious environment where differences are celebrated. The school is ambitious for all its pupils, offering extensive work-related learning, career guidance and enriching trips that help them develop independence and confidence. Teachers and staff genuinely know pupils as individuals, which means pupils feel happy, respected and supported to learn well.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional inclusion provision with thorough assessment and consistent support adapted to each pupil's needs
- Strong personal development and wellbeing programme with extensive teaching about cultures, beliefs and diversity
- Ambitious careers guidance and work-related learning opportunities that help pupils secure suitable next steps
- Well-designed, broad curriculum with appropriate qualifications
- Caring approach where pupils feel known and understood, leading to positive behaviour and respect
Areas for Improvement
- Some inconsistencies in how teachers check pupils' understanding and adapt learning tasks to address prior knowledge gaps
- Need to further improve attendance rates, particularly for pupils arriving with very poor previous attendance
- Continue developing consistency in teaching quality across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to Birmingham, residential trips abroad, visits to local farm, visits to places of worship, work-related learning placements, workplace education experiences, cookery lessons
V.A.S.E Academy is an inclusive school that takes considerable care to understand and support each pupil's individual needs. The school provides a harmonious environment where pupils with fractured educational backgrounds learn well and thrive.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
65%
Available places
39 pupils
60 capacity
21 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Sandwell
Places available
5,176
Applications
4,326
Got 1st preference
81.1%
Got preferred school
95.9%
Secondary admissions across Sandwell (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
V.A.S.E Academy
Oasis Academy Wattville
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Galton Valley Primary School
Rookery School
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
King George V Primary School
William Murdoch Primary School
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Oasis Academy Boulton
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