Small Heath Leadership Academy

State-Funded School

small-heath-leadership-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham LadywoodConstituency

B10 9RXPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Small Heath Leadership 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 1,131 pupils. Small Heath Leadership Academy is part of STAR ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.05

Ethnicity

White

Asian

60%

Black

23%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,131

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 1,131
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: STAR ACADEMIES

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Mar 2015	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.