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Heritage Academy

Independent · ages 11-16BoysIndependent58 pupilsBirmingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths79%England 46%
Places42 spare58 pupils, 100 places
Pupils on roll58Census January 2024

Heritage Academy is an independent school in for boys aged 11 to 16. It has 58 pupils and room for 100.

327 Moseley Road, B12 0DX0121 440 2222Mr Shakeel Akhtar headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

14 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score63.0
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths79%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths93%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2023 to 2025
2023: 63.963.920232024: 78.478.420242025: 63.063.02025
Since 2023: -0.9
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232022BirminghamEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11141073
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 863.078.463.947.346.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths79%100%100%46%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths93%100%100%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score6.267.755.984.224.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry100%100%100%48%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 11 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught hereOffers triple science, computer science.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Physics14 entries
79%England 82%
100%England 49%
Mathematics14 entries
79%England 53%
History14 entries
71%England 52%
86%England 58%
86%England 54%
Chemistry14 entries
79%England 81%
Biology14 entries
79%England 82%
92%England 60%
90%England 56%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Physics1429%79%79%82%
Other Modern Languages1479%100%100%49%
Mathematics1421%79%93%53%
History1450%71%71%52%
English Literature1457%86%100%58%
English Language1464%86%93%54%
Chemistry1450%79%86%81%
Biology1429%79%86%82%
Religious Studies1275%92%92%60%
Computer Science1030%90%100%56%
Art and Design714%71%100%58%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

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.

Pupils on roll58Census January 2024
Places10058% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support7%4 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls58 / 0
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll586265564340
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support8%9%13%9%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m94012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate113 per 1,000 people24% 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
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form CollegeFurther education200 mNot inspectedCompare
Futures Matter - NorthwoodIndependent410 mNot inspectedCompare
Calthorpe AcademyAcademy440 m461Good 2023Compare
Ark St Alban's AcademyAcademy520 m797Good 202474Compare
Lift Percy ShurmerAcademy540 m459Outstanding 202398Compare
Heath Mount Primary SchoolAcademy550 m290Report card 202641Compare
Redstone Academy for GirlsIndependent (grammar)600 m100Not inspectedCompare
Redstone Academy for BoysIndependent600 m114Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Heritage Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Heritage Academy yet.

How good are Heritage Academy's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 79% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 63.0, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Heritage Academy have?

58 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 100 places, so it is 58% full. It is a boys' school.

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

Contact and details

Address
327 Moseley Road, B12 0DX
Telephone
0121 440 2222
Headteacher
Mr Shakeel Akhtar
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-16
Gender
Boys
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
19 July 2019 (new provision)
URN
147038 · LAESTAB 3306052 · UKPRN 10091436

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from