King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Secondary schoolKing Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 423 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 31 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy was 39.5, against 46.8 in Birmingham and 46.2 in England.
31.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 39.5 | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31.9% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47.2% | 64.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 72 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 202380 m
- Reaside AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Forestdale Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 15% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Rubery Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, October 20241.2 km
- Colmers School and Sixth Form CollegeSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- Colmers Farm Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).