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City Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham, Birmingham. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
CORE EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 4 member schools: 4 secondary schools. Local authorities: Birmingham. Regions: West Midlands. — from the CORE EDUCATION TRUST public record.
City Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham, part of CORE EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- City Academy
- Address
- 23 Langley Walk
- Postcode
- B15 2EF
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- URN (official identifier)
- 148187
- Establishment number
- 4039
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 554
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 750
- School type
- Free school
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- CORE EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Bakewell
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 10 Feb 2026 — read the report cardReport card grades (no overall grade is given)InclusionExpected standardCurriculum and teachingNeeds attentionAchievementNeeds attentionAttendance and behaviourExpected standardPersonal development and wellbeingExpected standardLeadership and governanceExpected standardSafeguardingMetSource: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.corecity.academy
- Telephone
- 01217297100
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2020
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at City Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 554 | 202,381 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 57.0% | 47.0% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 17.3% | 16.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 0.5% | 4.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 49.5% | 40.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
10 published inspections for City Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
Report published 19 Apr 2026
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 5 May 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 2 May 2023
· Exempt School Inspection
Read reportInspected as Central Academy (URN 138200)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 15 Sept 2019
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Read reportInspected as Perry Beeches III the Free School (URN 139797)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 28 Feb 2017
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Read reportInspected as Perry Beeches III the Free School (URN 139797)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 20 Jul 2016
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Read reportInspected as Perry Beeches III the Free School (URN 139797)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 29 Apr 2016
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Perry Beeches III the Free School (URN 139797)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 6 Jan 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Perry Beeches III the Free School (URN 139797)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 10 Jul 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Perry Beeches II The Free School (URN 138200)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 4 Jul 2014
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at City Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 9.0% | 7.5% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 27.3% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at City Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £385,550 for 350.5 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 65.4% | 49.7% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £719 | £670 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at City Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 619 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Birmingham average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £6,213,000 £10,037 per pupil | £8,598 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £5,357,000 £8,654 per pupil | £7,777 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £2,737,000 £4,422 per pupil · 51.1% | £4,234 · 54.4% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £512,000 £827 per pupil · 9.6% | £774 · 9.9% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £240,000 £388 per pupil · 4.5% | £216 · 2.8% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £240,000 £388 per pupil · 4.5% | £188 · 2.4% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £856,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,316 per pupil, supply and agency £347 per pupil — spending up £1,338 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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