Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Mar 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 149042.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 443 |
| Girls | 167 |
| Boys | 276 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 60% |
| First language not English | 18.7% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 900 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 50.8% |
| Sixth form places2024/25 | 300 |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 79 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 10 |
| Average class size | 22.3 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 18.5 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 13.2 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 24 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 3 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 12.47 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 17.4 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 13 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 4 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0.4 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Year 7)Places offered on national offer day. | 97 |
| Applications (Year 7)Includes every preference parents listed. | 316 |
| First preference applications (Year 7)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 58 |
| First preference offers (Year 7)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 57 |
| Applications from another local authority (Year 7) | 8 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 9.8%, worse than England, worse than Birmingham | 7.5% | 8% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 34.3%, worse than England, worse than Birmingham | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 3.4%, similar to England, similar to Birmingham | 3.1% | 3.6% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 24.8% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 14.6% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 25 Feb 2014. | |
| 0.3 mi | Primary | St Matthew's CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 21 Jan 2025. | |
| 0.3 mi | Secondary | E-ACT Heartlands Academy | Academy sponsor led | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 25 Mar 2025. | |
| 0.4 mi | Secondary | Birmingham Ormiston Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 23 May 2023. | |
| 0.4 mi | 16 plus | Aston University Mathematics School | Free schools 16 to 19 | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.4 mi | Secondary | Aston University Engineering Academy | University technical college | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 24 Feb 2026. | |
| 0.6 mi | All-through | Star King Solomon Academy | Free schools | Inadequate Area360 rating. Inspected 24 Sept 2024. | |
| 0.7 mi | Nursery | Bloomsbury Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 Jun 2013. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Bordesley Village Primary School | Academy sponsor led | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 17 Mar 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Cromwell Junior and Infant School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 14 Jan 2025. |
BOA Digital Technologies Academy is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 4 Mar 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Year 7 entry in 2026/27, BOA Digital Technologies Academy made 97 offers from 316 applications (3.3 per offer), and 57 of 58 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
BOA Digital Technologies Academy has 443 pupils aged 11 to 18.
BOA Digital Technologies Academy had 900 school places in 2024/25.
Yes, BOA Digital Technologies Academy has a sixth form with 300 places in 2024/25.
At BOA Digital Technologies Academy, the average class had 22.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.5 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at BOA Digital Technologies Academy missed 9.8% of sessions (England 8%), and 34.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 21.6%).
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.