Boys secondary school in Birmingham
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
150 Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2SY
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 11 December 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
GCSE results 2024/25
Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight GCSEs, doubling English and maths. 50 is roughly a grade 5 average.
Grade 5+ in English & maths
Grade 4+ in English & maths
EBacc average point score
Entered the EBacc
On Attainment 8 this school is in the top 10% of state-funded secondaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is most disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the top 10%.
Progress 8 2023/24
Taking that range into account, pupils made more progress than similar pupils nationally. DfE bands this as well above average.
Progress 8 measures how far pupils moved between the end of primary and their GCSEs, which makes it far fairer than raw attainment. It is shown for 2023/24 because it could not be calculated for 2024/25: that year group would have sat their key stage 2 tests in summer 2020, when the tests were cancelled, so there is no starting point to measure from. Every school in England is affected, not just this one.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 606
- Places
- 800
- How full
- 76% full — 606 of 800 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 4%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 54%
- English as an additional language
- 48%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 18%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
- In education, work or training
- 89%
- Stayed in education
- 88%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
- Stayed at this school's sixth form
- 59%
- No sustained destination
- 6%
- Pupils in the cohort
- 119
England 91.4%
England 85.4%
England 3.5%
England 5.8%
A destination counts only if it lasted at least six months, which is why these figures lag the exam results by a year. Small cohorts move these percentages a long way — check the cohort size before reading much into a gap.
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Birmingham 033F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 25%
- Households owning their home
- 38%
- Households in social housing
- 22%
- Households with no car
- 39%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Matti Rehman
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Perry Barr
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- URN
- 141969
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert High SchoolFree schools | Good 2024 | — | 0.2 mi |
| Broadway AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 42.7 | 0.4 mi |
| Birchfield Independent Girls' SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Birmingham Independent CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
| King Edward VI Aston SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | 71.2 | 1.1 mi |
| The Pioneers AcademyOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| E-ACT North Birmingham AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 43.9 | 1.3 mi |
| Holte SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 39.4 | 1.3 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded secondary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|
| WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)University technical college | No grade | 30.8 |
| Harris Academy OrpingtonAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 42.7 |
| Kingsford Community SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 50.1 |
| The UCL AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 45.9 |
| Dyke House Sports and Technology CollegeAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2022 | 49.2 |
| Dean Trust Rose BridgeAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 39.7 |
| Ormiston SWB AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 42 |
| Wright Robinson CollegeAcademy converter | No grade | 49.1 |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25, and 2023/24 for Progress 8.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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