48%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
28%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
35.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
32%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
329.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
624
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
39%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 04/06/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Tile Cross Academy · Secondary · Birmingham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
48%
-2pp
51%45%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
28%
-5pp
33%26%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28%
Attainment 8
35.6
-2.5
38.136.033.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.6
EBacc entry
32%
-9pp
41%28%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
EBacc APS
329.2
-30.0
359.1332.1305.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 329.2
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
624
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
39%
FSM eligible
75%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
39%
Contact
Address
Gressel Lane, Tile Cross, Birmingham, B33 9UF
Local authority
Birmingham
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 48% | 28% | 35.6 | Not applicable | 32% | 329.2 | 46% | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 33% | 38.1 | -0.26 | 41% | 359.1 | 53% | 616 |
| 2022/23 | 47% | 27% | 35.3 | -0.30 | 27% | 311.5 | 40% | 595 |
| 2021/22 | 39% | 24% | 35.2 | -0.46 | 22% | 305.0 | 47% | 584 |
| 2018/19 | 41% | 20% | 33.8 | -0.33 | 15% | 328.8 | 34% | 553 |
| 2017/18 | 40% | 21% | 34.7 | -0.31 | 17% | 383.8 | 44% | 585 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 624 | 18.0 | 24% | 39% | 75% | 11% | 39% |
| 2023/24 | 616 | 17.7 | 20% | 43% | 71% | 11% | 38% |
| 2022/23 | 595 | 14.8 | 16% | 46% | 71% | 10% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 584 | 14.5 | 16% | 50% | 72% | 14% | 49% |
| 2020/21 | 567 | 13.4 | 16% | 52% | 69% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 553 | 12.6 | 17% | 61% | 63% | 8% | 29% |
| 2017/18 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | 8% | 30% |
| 2016/17 | — | — | — | — | — | 10% | 31% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.