Small Heath Leadership Academy

How places are decided at Small Heath Leadership Academy

Small Heath Leadership Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Small Heath Leadership Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Small Heath Leadership Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Small Heath Leadership Academy?

Small Heath Leadership Academy has 1,131 pupils on roll.

What ages does Small Heath Leadership Academy take?

Small Heath Leadership Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Small Heath Leadership Academy located?

Small Heath Leadership Academy is located in Birmingham, B10 9RX, Birmingham.

How do I apply to Small Heath Leadership Academy?

Small Heath Leadership 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 secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Small Heath Leadership Academy?

Distance did not decide places at Small Heath Leadership Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Small Heath Leadership Academy?

When Small Heath Leadership 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 — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see note 1); 2. Children of staff — Children of staff employed at Small Heath Leadership Academy for 2 or more years at the time of application and offer of a place, and / or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage (see note 2); 3. Exceptional medical or social circumstances — Children with proven, exceptionally strong special, medical or social circumstances, which are directly relevant to attendance at Small Heath Leadership Academy. Parents are responsible for providing the professional supporting evidence to the school by the closing date from a consultant, doctor, psychologist, social worker or from another relevant independent professional (see note 3), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Children who live nearest from home to school will receive priority for any criteria that are oversubscribed. If the distance between home and school is the same, which includes the same geographical property reference (such as a block of flats), random allocation is used as a tie-breaker.

What is the largest ethnic background at Small Heath Leadership Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 43.1% of pupils at Small Heath Leadership Academy are recorded as Pakistani. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Similar schools nearby

Same phase, ranked by distance and how closely they match.

Explore nearby

See every school within walking distance, ranked by distance and inspection grade.

• Schools near Small Heath station
• Schools near Adderley Park station
• Schools near Bordesley station