Eden Boys' School, Birmingham, Birmingham

Overview

Eden Boys' School, Birmingham is a state-funded school (free schools) in Birmingham, West Midlands, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Free schools
Establishment group: Free Schools
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–18
Gender of entry: Boys
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
Religious character: Muslim
School capacity: 800
Pupils on roll: 606
URN: 141969

Admissions

Local authority: Birmingham
Academy trust or group: STAR ACADEMIES

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 700
Pupils on roll: 616
Unfilled places at survey date: 84

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 265
Total preferences: 1,056
Offers made: 123

First preferences compared with offers

2.15 first preferences per offer

265 first preferences and 123 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	265	1,056	123
2025/26	311	1,142	123
2024/25	316	1,139	124
2023/24	348	1,124	124
2022/23	337	1,078	124

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
61.3
England
47.1
Pupils included: 122
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
76.2%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 122
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
91%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 122
Entering the EBacc
School
94.3%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 122

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

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Ungraded inspection
Inspected 11 December 2024 · Published 16 January 2025
Outcome: Standards maintained

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: 150 Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2SY
Local authority: Birmingham
Area: Schools in Birmingham

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