Great Barr Academy is a larger than average secondary school approximately 6 miles north of Birmingham city center. The academy caters to students aged 11-18 and currently has approximately 1784 students on the roll which includes 220 in the Sixth Form. Our learners come from a variety of backgrounds and the catchment area encompasses over thirty different primary schools. We pride ourselves in working closely with our primary feeder schools to ensure that the transition from primary to secondary is a positive experience.
At Great Barr Academy, we understand the importance of equipping our pupils with the skills needed to prepare them for later life. We look to unlock our pupil’s potential and allow them to accomplish their personal and academic goals. We strive to create opportunities for students so that they can achieve both in the classroom and outside of school and proactively communicate with both our pupils and their parents to ensure that all their needs are being met.
Our sixth-form students are encouraged to be ambitious and work hard to achieve their career goals. We support them in all aspects of their learning to ensure that come to the end of their education they are confident and independent young adults ready for the world of work. We guide them through a varied and comprehensive curriculum, allowing them to pursue their chosen career in an exciting and professional environment, while still receiving all the support needed to ensure success.
Our passionate teaching and support staff at Great Barr Academy are dedicated to supporting pupils throughout their education, making sure that they are encouraged to succeed whatever their ability, and aim high in all aspects of their lives. We believe working together is essential in achieving success both in school and with extracurricular activities.
Our vision is “Imagine a theme park of the mind where at the entrance children are greeted by a caring, professional, energetic community of people who are committed to learning. Everyone is always instantly amazed at the high standard of displays, projects, and exhibits. Children of all ages make connections with one another through discussion, problem-solving, and team-building. The constant use of technology for administration, leisure, teaching, and learning helps to shape the future and examine the past. Move through the main streets filled with professional services: library, careers, centers of excellence for learning. Then discover the side streets that lead to national & international neighborhoods where visits are reciprocal. Finally appreciate the performing arts, languages, human, spiritual, social, scientific, and mathematical means used by professionals as a way to nurture mind, body, and spirit. Since the commitment, effort, excitement of this place. This is Great Barr Academy”.
Delivering a curriculum that enables every student to pursue and develop their talents, academic interests and skills is important to us. As a result, we provide a broad, challenging, and relevant Great Barr Academy curriculum across all subjects to ensure every pupil can aim high and maximize their learning potential. Each department within the academy has its aims and commitments, all of which accumulate in a high level of development and are reflected in our outstanding examination results.
