King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Sheldon Heath Road, Birmingham, B26 2RZ
1,188 pupils · 88% of 1,350 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 52.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 February 2023, published 28 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 17.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.19 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 208 | 248 | 802 | 208 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 207 | 251 | 792 | 207 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 209 | 256 | 787 | 209 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 210 | 259 | 788 | 210 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 209 | 274 | 814 | 209 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 207 | 288 | 799 | 207 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 209 | 277 | 856 | 209 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 209 | 243 | 834 | 209 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cockshut Hill School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Grace Academy Solihull 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Tile Cross Academy 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lyndon School 2.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- John Henry Newman Catholic College 2.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst 2.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.