62%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
44%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
45%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
477.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
606
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 16/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Harborne Academy · Secondary · Birmingham
Part ofHARBORNE ACADEMY
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
62%
-3pp
67%60%52%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
44%
+5pp
47%39%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
Attainment 8
44.6
+1.4
47.744.741.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.6
EBacc entry
45%
-6pp
51%33%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
EBacc APS
477.0
+24.0
477.0439.7402.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 477.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
606
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
31%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%
Contact
Address
Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3JL
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 | 62% | 44% | 44.6 | Not applicable | 45% | 477.0 | 45% | 606 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 39% | 43.2 | +0.27 | 51% | 453.0 | 51% | 605 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 42% | 44.8 | +0.18 | 37% | 475.7 | 38% | 606 |
| 2021/22 | 67% | 47% | 47.7 | +0.40 | 32% | 473.2 | 34% | 595 |
| 2018/19 | 52% | 30% | 41.7 | +0.10 | 16% | 402.4 | 18% | 633 |
| 2017/18 | 59% | 42% | 44.3 | +0.13 | 38% | 391.9 | 52% | 589 |
| 2016/17 | 48% | 32% | 43.3 | +0.21 | 37% | — | 44% | 616 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | 22 |
| 2017/18 | Suppressed | Suppressed | -0.61 | Suppressed | 22 |
| 2016/17 | 19.7 | D | -0.40 | 0% | 30 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 606 | 14.0 | 19% | 31% | 55% | 6% | 14% |
| 2023/24 | 605 | 15.8 | 19% | 32% | 54% | 7% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 606 | 16.6 | 17% | 34% | 60% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 595 | 16.8 | 15% | 35% | 67% | 7% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 600 | 14.9 | 16% | 34% | 69% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 633 | 16.8 | 13% | 40% | 67% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 589 | 15.4 | 14% | 45% | 67% | 7% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 616 | 13.7 | 14% | 44% | 63% | 6% | 19% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.