School profile

Jewellery Quarter Academy

Secondary · Free schools · Birmingham, B1 3AA

Inadequate

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Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#2,889 of 3,312

Worse than 87% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Jewellery Quarter Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Nov 2024

Area360 rating
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeFree schools
Ages11 to 16
Pupils556 of 666 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Jamie Henshaw
TrustCORE EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityBirmingham
Opened01 Sept 2014
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 141003.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Attainment 8 score38.146.846.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%64.3%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths30.6%47.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths9.3%16.8%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths40.7%59.5%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4108--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils556
Girls259
Boys297
Eligible for free school meals59%
First language not English48.9%
SEN support87
EHC plan4
Average class size24.1

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

African
26.6%
Other mixed
25.7%
Caribbean
10.3%
Other ethnic group
8.5%
Pakistani
7.2%
Other White
4%
White and Black African
3.4%
Bangladeshi
3.4%
White and Asian
2.2%
White British
1.8%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Overall absence9.1%7.5%8%
Persistent absence29.4%22.2%21.6%
Severe absence4.5%3.1%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)80
Applications (Year 7)303
First preference applications (Year 7)40
First preference offers (Year 7)40
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places666
Pupils on roll634
Unfilled places4.8%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher15.9
Pupils per adult10.3
Teachers (FTE)34.9
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.86
Support staff (FTE)23.86
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2530.9
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2523.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/256

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate81.6%
Pupils with one or more suspensions32.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0.2%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination86.5%
Staying in education85%
Further education62.4%
Sixth form college11.3%
School sixth form10.5%
Not sustained8.3%
Apprenticeship1.5%
Employment0%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Jewellery Quarter Academy
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryNelson Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.2 miNot applicableCity United Academy (CUA)Other independent school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryBrookfields Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.4 mi16 plusBOA Stage and Screen Production AcademyFree schools 16 to 19
Unrated
0.5 miNot applicableFlexible Learning SchoolOther independent school
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt John's & St Peter's CofE PrimaryAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miNot applicableOrion SchoolOther independent school
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimarySt George's Church of England Academy, NewtownAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miNot applicableFuture First Independent SchoolOther independent school
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Jewellery Quarter Academy

What is Jewellery Quarter Academy's Ofsted rating?

Jewellery Quarter Academy is rated Inadequate, last inspected on 26 Nov 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Jewellery Quarter Academy rank in England?

Jewellery Quarter Academy ranks 2,889 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 87% of schools).

How many pupils attend Jewellery Quarter Academy?

Jewellery Quarter Academy has 556 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 666.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.