The Edge Academy
Free schools alternative provision school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).The Edge Academy is a alternative provision school located in Birmingham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. The Interim Headteacher is Adam Smith.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Attachment Aware Schools
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
Key facts
- URN
- 142071
- Type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.8 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Marcia Greenwood Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carol McCullough Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adam Smith Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Rachel Currie | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Fiona McGarry Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Timothy John Boyes | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 |
| Mrs Ruth Harker Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ruth Harker Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 |
| Mr Gerard Dufficy Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Ms Eileen Schofield Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Lane Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record