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BOA Digital Technologies Academy

Free schools · Birmingham · B7 4EU

Ages 11–18 · 443 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

9.0%

Admissions demand

0.68 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.7%
Unauthorised3.2%
Authorised absence
5.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
268

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.68 · Often has places

1st preferences

69

Places offered

126

1st-preference offers

69

Total preferences (any rank)
337
Preferred offers (top 3)
114
Applications from outside LA
17
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill49%

443 pupils · 900 places

Pupils on roll
443
Boys / girls
276 / 167
School capacity
900
Capacity fill
443 / 900 (49%)
Free school meals
60%
FSM pupils
266
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: BOA TRUST
Academy trust
BOA TRUST
Headteacher
Dr Jonathan Morris

Location

Address
47 Barrack Street
Postcode
B7 4EU
Town
Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 443 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 60%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Secondary schools in Birmingham
86
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B7
12
Secondary in B7
3
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
Secondary in Birmingham LA
82

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Dr Jonathan Morris
Telephone
01213599400
Website
https://www.boa-digital.co.uk

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