Applicants select a pathway, which will occupy the majority of the curriculum time (16 hours); additional subjects and programmes are also available.

The academy admits students from Birmingham, the surrounding metropolitan boroughs and the wider West Midlands region.

[2] From September 2014 to August 2024, BOA took over the running of the Old Rep Theatre on Station Street in Birmingham.

For Post 16 students once they have been accepted onto their chosen pathway then they are encouraged choose an additional subject to study at A-Level.

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