Saltley Academy

Saltley Academy
Address
Belchers Lane Bordesley Green Birmingham , West Midlands , B9 5RX England
Information
Type	Academy
School district	West Midlands
Local authority	Birmingham City Council
Trust	Washwood Heath Multi-Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	141668 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Glen Alexander
Headteacher	Paul Marano
Gender	Mixed
Age	11to 16
Houses	Alhazen, Cadbury, Curie, Farah, Shakespeare, Turing, Jemison
Colour(s)	Houses in order: Yellow, Purple, Green, Orange, Red, Gold, Silver The Academy's main colour: Green
Website	http://www.saltley.academy/

Saltley Academy is a mixed secondary school located in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. ^[1]

History

Saltley Grammar School opened in the 1920s; by the 1960s it had upwards of 800 pupils. In the 1970s it was "converted" to a community school administered by Birmingham City Council. The school also gained specialist status as a Science College.

In 2014 Saltley School was placed in special measures by Ofsted after a critical inspection report. The inspection had been undertaken after Saltley School had been connected to the Operation Trojan Horse scandal which affected a number of schools in Birmingham in 2014. ^[2]

Saltley School converted to academy status in March 2015 and was renamed Saltley Academy. The school is now part of the Washwood Heath Multi-Academy Trust which includes Brownmead Primary Academy and Washwood Heath Academy.

In February 2022 a teacher at Saltley Academy was found to have acted inappropriately with students from 2008 to 2015, leading to his removal and revoking of ability to teach at any school in England. ^[3]

Notable former pupils

Saltley Grammar School

See also: Category:People educated at Saltley Grammar School

• Neal Abberley, cricketer for Warwickshire
• Sir Richard Barratt CBE, Chief Constable from 1975 to 1978 of South Yorkshire Police
• Robert Kilroy-Silk, Labour MP from 1983 to 1986 for Knowsley North and from 1974 to 1983 for Ormskirk
• Maureen Jennings, novelist ^[4]
• Carl Wayne, lead singer for The Move
• Prof Michael John Wise, Professor of Geography from 1958 to 1983 at the LSE

References

1. "Saltley Academy".
2. Richard Garner (9 June 2014). "Trojan Horse schools: 'British values' must be promoted in the classroom, says Michael Gove". The Independent.
3. "Mr Shakeel Ahmed: Professional conduct panel outcome" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
4. Laws, Roz (3 January 2014). "Writer's love of murder mysteries inspired by Sherlock". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

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