Harborne Academy

State-Funded School

harborne-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham EdgbastonConstituency

B15 3JLPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Harborne Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 627 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.01

Ethnicity

White

20%

Asian

14%

Black

24%

Mixed

19%

Chinese

Any other group

18%

Unclassified

Pupils

627

Total Pupils

63%Boys

37%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 627
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 16 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Jul 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.