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Kings Heath Secondary School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B13 0QP · khss.org.uk · 0121 464 4454
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.66 mi
- 4.29 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 794
- 99% of 806 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 43.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.66 mi (4.29 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.99 mi (3.21 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 116 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 168 | 116 | 0.7 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 130 | 0.8 | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 108 | 0.6 | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 167 | 65 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 45 | 0.3 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.66 mi4.29 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.99 mi3.21 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.14 mi3.45 km | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40, and 39.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40 | 46 | ||
| ▼39.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.60 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.8 | −4.9 |
| Sixth form college | 41.8 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 43.7 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +3.1 |
Ofsted
Kings Heath Secondary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 19
- 3% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied