E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Great Francis Street, Birmingham, B7 4QR
868 pupils · 91% of 950 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 76.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 25 March 2025, published 8 May 2025. 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 | 50.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 47.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 76% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 39% |
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 — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 148 | 173 | 633 | 148 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 150 | 174 | 644 | 150 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 180 | 145 | 959 | 180 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 180 | 168 | 1,042 | 180 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 149 | 194 | 1,176 | 149 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 149 | 214 | 1,287 | 149 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 150 | 227 | 1,264 | 150 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 188 | 1,065 | 176 |
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
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Aston University Engineering Academy 0.8 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Aston Manor Academy 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- King Edward VI Aston School 1.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
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.