Starbank School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · All-through
Birmingham · B10 9BT · Birmingham
Ages 3–16
- Att845.1
- P80.5
- EM5+49%
- Absence7.5%
2.5 miles away
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Star King Solomon Academy
Free schools · Birmingham · B7 4AA
Ages 4–16 · 354 pupils · Birmingham
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
29.8
Overall absence
10.4%
Admissions demand
0.45 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-09-24
Category of concern
Special measures
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.83
−20+2
Attainment 829.8
English & maths grade 5+17%
English & maths grade 4+33%
EBacc entry11%
EBacc APS: 2.5
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)39.0%
Unauthorised5.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 543
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.45 · Often has places
1st preferences
5
Places offered
90
1st-preference offers
5
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 96
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 15
- Applications from outside LA
- 2
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
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 fill34%
354 pupils · 1,050 places
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- Boys / girls
- 202 / 152
- School capacity
- 1,050
- Capacity fill
- 354 / 1,050 (34%)
- Free school meals
- 55.4%
- FSM pupils
- 196
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools
Age range
Ages 4–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Christian
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Governance
- Academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES
- Academy trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Rollins
Location
- Address
- Lord Street
- Postcode
- B7 4AA
- Town
- Birmingham
- County
- West Midlands
- 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 (all-through), Ages 4–16, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 354 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 55.4%. Religious character: Christian.
Nearby all-through schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Waverley School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · All-through
Birmingham · B9 5QA · Birmingham
Ages 2–19
- Att839.7
- P8-0.0
- EM5+34%
- Absence11.8%
2.6 miles away
Ark Victoria Academy
Ofsted: Improved significantlyFree schools · All-through
Birmingham · B10 0HJ · Birmingham
Ages 3–18
- Att840.0
- P8-0.1
- EM5+29%
- Absence7.3%
2.6 miles away
Washwood Heath Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · All-through
Birmingham · B8 2AS · Birmingham
Ages 4–18
- Att843.4
- P80.2
- EM5+41%
- Absence9.6%
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Rollins
- Telephone
- 01213571905