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Queensbridge School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8QB · queensbridge.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 5566
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.11 mi
- 1.79 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 911
- 51 over 860 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
- First language not English
- 24.4%
- 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 1.11 mi (1.79 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.89 mi (1.43 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 203 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 78% 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 | 180 | 203 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 233 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 180 | 293 | 1.6▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 273 | 1.5▲ | 56% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 278 | 1.6▲ | 58% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.11 mi1.79 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.89 mi1.43 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.80 mi1.28 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.84 mi1.35 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.84 mi1.36 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.5, and 46.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.5 | −0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 15.3 | −22.7 |
| Further education | 63.1 | +18.7 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | +6.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Queensbridge School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 110
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (30%) with SEND