76%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
47%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
39%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
640.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
826
Pupils · 2024/25
72%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 05/02/2014
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of E-ACT Heartlands Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Birmingham
Part ofE-ACT
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
76%
+3pp
83%78%73%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
47%
+1pp
71%59%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
Attainment 8
50.3
+7.8
60.051.242.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50.3
EBacc entry
39%
+7pp
39%25%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
EBacc APS
640.3
+3.2
773.8698.4623.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 640.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
826
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
72%
FSM eligible
74%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%
Contact
Address
Great Francis Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 4QR
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 76% | 47% | 50.3 | Not applicable | 39% | 640.3 | 39% | 826 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 46% | 42.5 | +0.07 | 32% | 637.1 | 33% | 838 |
| 2022/23 | 78% | 58% | 48.3 | +0.37 | 24% | 678.3 | 26% | 799 |
| 2021/22 | 81% | 71% | 52.3 | +0.59 | 10% | 623.1 | 13% | 804 |
| 2018/19 | 83% | 71% | 60.0 | +1.47 | 16% | 773.8 | 18% | 849 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 49% | 52.8 | +0.60 | 27% | 626.0 | 27% | 878 |
| 2016/17 | 60% | 38% | 46.1 | +0.25 | 11% | — | 17% | 906 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not applicable | Not eligible | 7 |
| 2018/19 | 23.6 | D+ | -0.67 | 0% | 32 |
| 2017/18 | 22.9 | D+ | -0.79 | 0% | 55 |
| 2016/17 | 23.8 | D+ | -0.53 | 4% | 60 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 826 | 18.1 | 14% | 72% | 74% | 4% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 838 | 16.6 | 17% | 70% | 62% | 5% | 13% |
| 2022/23 | 799 | 13.7 | 14% | 69% | 62% | 8% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 804 | 14.6 | 17% | 67% | 67% | 9% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 821 | 15.1 | 13% | 66% | 69% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 849 | 17.3 | 14% | 68% | 72% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 878 | 14.5 | 20% | 69% | 74% | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 906 | 11.7 | 23% | 74% | 73% | 5% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.