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BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy

Sixth form / post-16 · ages 16-19Free schools 16 to 19255 pupilsSixth formBirmingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Places145 spare255 pupils, 400 places
Pupils per teacher22.0School workforce census
Average A level gradeC+2024/25
Pupils on roll255Census January 2026

BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy is a free schools 16 to 19 in Birmingham for pupils aged 16 to 19. It has 255 pupils and room for 400. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

46-48 Stour Street, Birmingham, B18 7AJ0121 359 9390boa-stageandscreen.co.ukMr James Latham headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

129 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC+31.7 points per entry
A level progress-0.89Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better0%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished46%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232022
Students129126717
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry31.6731.5033.33
Average A level gradeC+CC+z
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS10.5610.5011.11
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects0%0%0%
A level progressA level value added-0.89-0.35
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed46%83%86%

A level subjects

1 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsEnglish Literature5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
English Literature5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 52%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Birmingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll255Census January 2026
Places40064% full
Pupils from low-income families23%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English4%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support31%79 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%10 pupils with a plan
Average class size15.411 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%share of one-teacher classes; England 10%
Boys and girls107 / 148
White British pupils66%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (31), Specific learning difficulty (21), emotional and mental health (15), Moderate learning difficulty (14), language and communications needs (4), Other difficulty or disability (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025202420232022
Pupils on roll25523024720085
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals23%12%14%17%19%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language4%3%4%5%6%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support23%24%19%19%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%3%2%0%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 70 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training77%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 81%, compared with 76% for everyone else.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers11.6full-time equivalent, 12 people
Pupils per teacher22.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers75%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants0.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£43,751
Teachers who left in the year9%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher5.02024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,739England £7,128. Total £1.8m
Income per pupil£7,817England £7,587. Total £1.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,691England £3,405
Money in reserve13%A healthy amount put by: £231k, £1,002 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£18kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£7,739spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,03012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate151 per 1,000 people66% higher than the England average
Typical house price£235,000Birmingham

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Orion SchoolIndependent470 m20Not inspectedCompare
St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic530 m296Good 202419Compare
Barford Primary SchoolCouncil660 m409Good 202345Compare
Nelson Primary SchoolCouncil690 m443Not inspected81Compare
Jewellery Quarter AcademyFree school700 m556Report card 202614Compare
St John's & St Peter's CofE PrimaryAcademy700 m209Good 202459Compare
Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy720 m199Inadequate 2022Compare
City United Academy (CUA)Independent830 m27Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy yet.

How many pupils does BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy have?

255 pupils aged 16 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 400 places, so it is 64% full.

How big are the classes at BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy?

The average class had 15.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C+. 1 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
46-48 Stour Street, Birmingham, B18 7AJ
Telephone
0121 359 9390
Website
www.boa-stageandscreen.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr James Latham
Type of school
Free schools 16 to 19 (Free schools 16 to 19, free schools)
Phase
Sixth form / post-16, ages 16-19, with sixth form
Multi-academy trust
Boa Trust (3 schools)
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward
Ladywood
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2021 (new provision)
URN
148635 · LAESTAB 3304043 · UKPRN 10088739

Where these figures come from