Park Hall Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Birmingham, Solihull·B36 9HF
Composite score
57.0
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#1,609
National rank
#156
In West Midlands
#10
In Solihull
Top 51%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
45.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
41%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
63%
% EBacc grade 5+
14%
EBacc average points score
3.74

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
83%
263 first choices, 235 places
First choices per place
1.12
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
572
any preference, for 235 places
Last place offered lived
1.09 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1754 m
Applications from another council area
49%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.09
00.511.52
1 per place
1.4620221.2020231.3520241.2120251.122026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,270
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.4%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
6.5%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.0%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.0%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
27.1%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,943
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
91%
203 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
81%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Park Hall Academy

Park Hall Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham, Solihull, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 1,270 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 45.6 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.7 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

41% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 63% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Park Hall Academy is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 263 first choices for 235 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.09 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.1%. There are about 16.7 pupils per teacher. Park Hall Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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