Fortis Academy

State-Funded School

fortis-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Perry BarrConstituency

B44 8NUPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fortis Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,210 pupils. Fortis Academy is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.14

Ethnicity

White

28%

Asian

23%

Black

26%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,210

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,210
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
8 Jan 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.