City Academy
Free schools in Birmingham, Birmingham.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Free schools |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 554 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Free school meals | 57.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | CORE EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Address | 23 Langley Walk, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2EF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.corecity.academy |
| Telephone | 01217297100 |
| URN | 148187 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 March 2023, published 2 May 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Ark St Alban's Academy (secondary school, about 1.3 km)
- Jewellery Quarter Academy (secondary school, about 1.4 km)
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Aston University Engineering Academy (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- St Paul's School for Girls (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- Harborne Academy (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- Nishkam High School (secondary school, about 2.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.