Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy

How places are decided at Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy

Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy's ungraded inspection as Improved significantly at its inspection in March 2015 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy?

Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy has 225 pupils on roll.

What ages does Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy take?

Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy located?

Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy is located in Birmingham, B31 5QD, Birmingham.

How do I apply to Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy?

Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy was 0.403 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy?

When Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked-after children — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Siblings on roll — Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the new pupil joining the school; 3. Children of E-ACT staff — Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) and whose place of employment, as set out in their contract of employment, is the Academy, and who has either: a) been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. b) been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Applications under this criterion must be supported by the completion and submission of a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by the published deadline, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two or more applications cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, priority will be given to the child living nearest to the school, measured in accordance with the distance methodology used by the relevant Local Authority. Where two or more applicants live at the same distance from the school and it is therefore not possible to determine priority, random allocation will be used to decide between them.

What is the largest ethnic background at Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 46.2% of pupils at Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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