King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Birmingham council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Birmingham's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 100 families put this school as their first choice, and 87 places were offered. 80 of the families who put it first got a place (80%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Little Monkeyz Prime Time. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 31 January 2024. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

423 (capacity 546)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM

Phone

01214649901

Address

New Street, Frankley, Birmingham, B45 0EU

Website

bwa.kevibham.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports