E-ACT Nechells Academy
Eliot Street, Birmingham, B7 5LB
184 pupils · 78% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 72.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 2 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 17 | 38 | 17 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 13 | 35 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 11 | 29 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 20 | 42 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 19 | 43 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 12 | 42 | 12 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 9 | 40 | 13 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 9 | 7 | 42 | 9 |
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
- St Clement's Church of England Academy 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Manor Park Primary Academy 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Slade Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cromwell Junior and Infant School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Leigh Primary School 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.