Tile Cross Academy
Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed
Gressel Lane, Tile Cross, Birmingham, B33 9UF
Headteacher · Mr Gurt Sanghera
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Key facts
Pupils620Capacity 630
OfstedGoodInspected 4 June 2024
TrustWashwood Heath Multi Academy Trust
Free school meals75.5%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 4 June 2024.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in BirminghamApplications for September 2026
95 of the 113 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered123
Applications499
First choice113
First-choice offers95
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).
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