Rockwood Academy

Rockwood Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Alum Rock, Birmingham. The academy is sponsored by CORE Education Trust. It was judged Good at an Ofsted inspection in 2016.

Type: School
Description: academy in Birmingham, England
Also known as: “Rockwood Academy, Birmingham”
Address: Naseby Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, B8 3HG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nansen Primary School and Ward End Park.

Nansen Primary School

School

Alum Rock is an inner-city suburb of Birmingham, England, located roughly 2 miles east of Birmingham city centre. The area is officially a division of Saltley. Before 1974, it was in northwestern Warwickshire, near to the border with Worcestershire. Nansen Primary School is situated 590 feet northeast of Rockwood Academy.

Ward End Park

Park

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Ward End Park is a Green Flag awarded public park located in Ward End, Birmingham. The park covers an area of 54 acres and contains a historic mansion, the 18th century Ward End Park House. Ward End Park is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Rockwood Academy.

St Mark’s Church

Church

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

St Mark's is a parish church in the Church of England in Washwood Heath, Birmingham. St Mark’s Church is situated 2,300 feet north of Rockwood Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saltley and Washwood Heath.

Saltley

Village

Saltley is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England, east of the city centre. The area is part of the Washwood Heath ward, and was previously part of the Nechells ward. It is part of the Ladywood constituency in the city.

Washwood Heath

Village

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Washwood Heath is a ward in Birmingham, within the formal district of Hodge Hill, roughly two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, England. Washwood Heath covers the areas of Birmingham that lie between Nechells, Bordesley Green, Stechford and Hodge Hill.