King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary 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).King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy is a secondary school located in Birmingham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 414 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 546. It is part of the KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM. The school is led by Mr Damian McGarvey.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 147440
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- 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
- 2019
Governing body (8 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Bernard | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Ms Lynda Roan Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Olivia Brechon-Smith | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Professor Hywel Thomas Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Kevin Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Heidi Maybury | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ann Bowden | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Valerie Allen | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Lynda Roan Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mr Trevor Gayle Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Claire Pooni Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Elizabeth Odunayo Egbaaibon Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Rebecca Goodenough Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Marcus Bernard Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 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