Harborne Academy is a secondary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/06/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Harborne Road, Birmingham, B15 3JL
Website: http://www.harborneacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01214642737
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Ross
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136213

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 800
Number of Pupils: 600
Number of Boys: 392
Number of Girls: 208

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -0.19 to 0.39
Of the 116 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 75 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:16%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.47
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Selly Oak Nursery School
26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP
4out of 4 2,147 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF
4out of 4 2,507 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School
Bellevue , B5 7LX
3out of 4 2,885 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Jakeman Nursery School
Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX
3out of 4 3,261 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chad Vale Primary School
Nursery Road , Edgbaston B15 3JU
3out of 4 606 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harborne Primary School
Station Road , Harborne B17 9LU
4out of 4 1,141 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Vivian Road , Harborne B17 0DN
4out of 4 1,253 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St George's Church of England Primary School
Beaufort Road , B16 8HY
3out of 4 1,550 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Peters CofE Primary School
Old Church Road , Harborne B17 0BE
3out of 4 1,775 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harborne Academy
Harborne Road , Edgbaston B15 3JL
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Paul's School for Girls
Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL
4out of 4 1,676 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre
Knightlow Road , Harborne B17 8QB
4out of 4 2,104 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
George Dixon Academy
Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD
3out of 4 2,231 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lordswood Boys' School
Hagley Road , Harborne B17 8BJ
1out of 4 2,339 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ
- not rated 2,806 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blue Coat School Birmingham
Somerset Road , Edgbaston B17 0HR
- not rated 227 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Edgbaston High School for Girls
Westbourne Road , Edgbaston B15 3TS
- not rated 930 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Norfolk House School
4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS
- not rated 1,127 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hallfield School
48 Church Road , Edgbaston B15 3SJ
- not rated 1,189 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hopwood Hall School
15 Highfield Road , Edgbaston B15 3DU
- not rated 1,391 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.