SCHOOL PROFILE

King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy: data, trends and context

King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
147440
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Trust
KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B45 0EU
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
423
FSM eligible
66.7%
EAL / First language other than English
14.2%
SEND (total)
34.5%
SEN Support
29.3%
EHCP
5.2%
White British
64.5%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
90.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Severe absence
5.2%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
BirminghamLocal authority91.9%8.1%3.5%
West MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
20.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
10.6%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.72%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
41.4
English & maths grade 5+
32.0%
English & maths grade 4+
52.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.