| The Streetly Academy | |
| Coordinates: | 52.5692°N -1.8822°W |
| Motto: | Values and Achievement |
| Type: | Academy |
| Head: | Billy Downie[1] |
| Address: | Queslett Road East |
| City: | Sutton Coldfield |
| County: | West Midlands |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | B74 2EX |
| Local Authority: | Walsall |
| Urn: | 137707 |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Website: | https://www.streetly.academy/ |
The Streetly Academy (formerly known as The Streetly School)[2] is a large co-educational secondary school in Streetly, West Midlands, England, on the border of Birmingham and Walsall local authorities. It was established in 1961.
In December 2012, the school was ranked as “Good” by OFSTED[3] and became the first school in England to move from "Satisfactory" to "Outstanding" in 3 years under the new, more challenging framework introduced in 2012.In 2019, after an Ofsted inspection, the school was given a "Requires Improvement". On its next inspection in October 2022, the school was graded as "Good" in all areas, with the 6th Form being graded as "Outstanding".
In 2014 Streetly was designated a National Teaching School, known as The Sutton Park Teaching School. It is also a National Support School.
The current headteacher is Billy Downie, a National Leader of Education. Previous headteachers include Debbie Hunton, Pat Walters (interim head) and David Binnie.
Notable former students include swimmer Tully Kearney, who won gold for Great Britain at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics[4] [5] and Connie Talbot, an English singer who was the runner-up of the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007.
Screenwriter, producer and director Steven Knight, attended the school between 1970 and 1977.
Former Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment, Catherine Raines, was a student at Streetly between 1976 and 1981.
Businessman, entrepreneur and author, Jeremy Dale attended between 1978 and 1983.