Saltley Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Birmingham, West Midlands B9 5RX · Birmingham
#415 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#3533 of 4,090 nationally
About Saltley Academy
Saltley Academy is a academy secondary located in Birmingham, in the Birmingham local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,356 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 20.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 415th of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (26th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (5th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,356; capacity filled 100.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 51.1%; ebacc average points 3.50.
There are 432 schools in Birmingham; Saltley Academy ranks 321st of 409 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)39.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)28.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)57.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Saltley Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,356
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 57.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 100.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 39.4
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 28.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 51.1%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.50
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Saltley Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Alston Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
636 students · 282 m away
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
609 students · 749 m away
Bordesley Green Primary School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
639 students · 754 m away
Waverley Studio College
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 14–19
223 students · 762 m away
Thornton Primary School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
473 students · 811 m away
Sladefield Infant School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 4–7
266 students · 941 m away
St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
234 students · 943 m away
Waverley School
Birmingham · Academy all-through · Ages 2–19
1,687 students · 948 m away
Shaw Hill Primary School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
474 students · 1.0 km away
Hamd House School
Birmingham · Independent all-through · Ages 5–16
433 students · 1.0 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,365 students
The Marches School
Oswestry · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,346 students
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,340 students
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,377 students
Bloxwich Academy
Walsall · Academy all-through · Ages 3–16
1,383 students
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,329 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Saltley Academy a good school?
Saltley Academy has a Success Index (England) of 20.1 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #415 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Saltley Academy rank in West Midlands?
Saltley Academy ranks #415 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #3533 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Saltley Academy?
Saltley Academy had 1,356 students in 2025.
Is Saltley Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Saltley Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Saltley Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Saltley Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.