Greenwood Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Birmingham | Ofsted & DfE

45%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

19%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

31.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

44%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

4.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

942

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

37%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

19%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

31.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

44%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

4.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

942

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

37%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

19%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

31.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

44%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

4.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

942

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

37%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection

View on Ofsted

Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Previous inspection

2018Requires improvement

AddressFarnborough Road, Birmingham, B35 7NL

Website—

Telephone01214646101

Local authorityBirmingham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

Part ofLIFT SCHOOLS

Finance£8741 spend / pupil£10172 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyCastle Vale Performing Arts CollegeClosed · from 2012-11-28

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View

Overall happy

82%

Would recommend

77%

Responses

All questions13

Strongly agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know

Q1. My child is happy at this school

82%

41%

16%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

82%

32%

50%

14%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

75%

23%

52%

16%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

23%

14%

11%

14%

50%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

55%

16%

39%

23%

18%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

52%

32%

20%

16%

20%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

80%

32%

48%

Q9. My child does well at this school

84%

34%

50%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

69%

30%

39%

11%

16%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

77%

34%

43%

11%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

81%

36%

45%

11%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

59%

34%

25%

11%

14%

16%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

77%

23%

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

45%

-7pp

61%53%45%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 45%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

19%

-15pp

41%30%19%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 19%

Attainment 8

31.8

-4.0

42.137.031.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 31.8

EBacc entry

44%

-32pp

76%52%27%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 44%

EBacc APS

4.8

-0.8

6.65.23.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 4.8

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.97

Well below average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

19.3

-3.3

24.021.719.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 19.3

A-level value added

-0.70

-0.2

-0.2-0.5-0.7

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.7

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-5pp

5%2%0%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Average A-level grade

DDD

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · D

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.70

Well below average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

87%

Education or employment

80%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

79%

Education or employment

46%

Education

18%

Apprenticeships

14%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

942

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

LA AVG 17.42:1

EAL

10%

LA AVG 37.18%

FSM eligible

66%

LA AVG 50%

SEN

25%

LA AVG 16.75%

Overall absence

13%

LA AVG 8.22%

Persistent absence

37%

LA AVG 24.88%

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	45%	19%	31.8	Not applicable	44%	4.8	54%	942
2023/24	52%	34%	35.8	-0.97	76%	5.6	78%	963
2022/23	58%	33%	40.4	-0.15	73%	6.0	74%	959
2021/22	61%	41%	42.1	-0.23	65%	6.6	66%	956
2018/19	47%	28%	37.5	-0.41	27%	3.8	56%	832
2017/18	50%	19%	38.0	-0.22	44%	3.4	78%	808
2016/17	47%	25%	40.9	-0.35	36%	—	59%	749

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	19.3	D	-0.70	0%	38
2023/24	22.6	D+	-0.50	5%	52
2022/23	19.4	D	—	0%	31
2021/22	20.8	D	—	0%	43
2018/19	24.0	D+	-0.56	0%	30
2017/18	18.0	D-	-0.32	0%	49
2016/17	19.7	D	-0.21	7%	60

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	942	18.5	25%	10%	66%	13%	37%
2023/24	963	16.9	17%	11%	61%	13%	41%
2022/23	959	16.9	23%	11%	61%	12%	38%
2021/22	956	18.0	21%	11%	60%	11%	35%
2020/21	950	16.7	23%	12%	56%	—	—
2018/19	832	15.8	24%	11%	64%	7%	20%
2017/18	808	17.5	28%	12%	64%	8%	26%
2016/17	749	16.2	28%	10%	66%	8%	25%