Ebn Academy 2
Ebn Academy 2 is a free schools alternative provision in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 13 to 16. It has 0 pupils and room for 90. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
10 High Street, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7PR0121 272 7020ebnacademy2.co.ukMrs Karen Shearer head of schoolAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 17 April 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | – | – | – | 0% | 100% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
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.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus Primary School | Academy | 80 m | 160 | Report card 2025 | 30 | Compare |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 180 m | 235 | Good 2023 | 79 | Compare |
| Lift Greenwood | Academy | 230 m | 935 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Topcliffe Primary School | Academy | 600 m | 246 | No overall grade 2025 | 13 | Compare |
| Castle Vale Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 730 m | 134 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Chivenor Primary School | Academy | 780 m | 344 | No overall grade 2025 | 69 | Compare |
| Minworth Junior and Infant School | Council | 0.8 miles | 204 | Good 2019 | 50 | Compare |
| Gunter Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 182 | No overall grade 2024 | 12 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ebn Academy 2 a good school?
Ebn Academy 2 doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.
What is Ebn Academy 2's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ebn Academy 2 good at its last full inspection on 17 April 2024.
How many pupils does Ebn Academy 2 have?
0 pupils aged 13 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 90 places, so it is 0% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 10 High Street, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7PR
- Telephone
- 0121 272 7020
- Website
- ebnacademy2.co.uk
- Head of School
- Mrs Karen Shearer
- Type of school
- Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 13-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Ebn Trust (2 schools)
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Castle Vale
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 14 September 2015
- URN
- 141739 · LAESTAB 3301110 · UKPRN 10053966
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.