Heartlands Academy

Heartlands Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in the Nechells area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England.

Heartlands Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs for students at Key Stage 4. It is ranked the 11th best secondary school Birmingham, by progress 8 score.

History
Originally known as Duddeston Manor School and then Heartlands High School, the school converted to academy status on 1 September 2009 and was renamed Heartlands Academy. The academy is sponsored by E-ACT and moved into a new building in 2012.

GCSE results
Heartlands High School generally had low average percentages for 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent) A*-C including English & Mathematics in the past, with the lowest recorded being 11% in 2003. However, since then, the average percentage has steadily increased each year. Before the school turned into an academy in September 2009, the school had a percentage of 40% for the final year as Heartlands High School. Since becoming an academy in 2009, the results have been continuing to increase, reaching over 50% for the first time in 2012. Heartlands achieved their highest results in 2019, with 83% of students achieving a grade 4, equivalent to a low C.

Ofsted Reports
Heartlands High School was placed into special measures by Ofsted in 2003. Since appointing a new principal and a strong leadership team, the school went to good and improving in three years. In 2009 Heartlands High School was awarded Outstanding, the highest mark achievable in school Ofsted inspections. Since academy conversion, Heartlands Academy has continued to be awarded outstanding in 2012 and 2014.

Heartlands Academy
Principals:


 * 2003 - 2015 Glynis Jones

Headteachers:
 * 2016 - 2016 Richard Tattersfield

2023-present Sophia Haughton
 * 2016 - 2017 Helen Tanner
 * 2017 - 2019 Fuzel Choudhury
 * 2019–2023 Jenifer Clegg

Duddeston Manor School

 * Ayoub Khan, politician and barrister
 * Dennis Seaton, recording artist and record producer

Heartlands High School

 * Jacob Banks, singer-songwriter