Q3 Academy Great Barr

Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–19MixedChristianSixth form

Wilderness Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7SD

Head of School · Mr Chris Bury

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,153Capacity 1,150

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 22 September 2022

TrustThe Mercian Trust

Free school meals26.2%

SEN provisionResourced provision

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 September 2022.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Sandwell council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

163 of the 185 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered199

Applications496

First choice185

First-choice offers163

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).