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Colmers School and Sixth Form College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Foundation school

Bristol Road South, Rednal, Birmingham B45 9NY · colmers.bham.sch.uk · 0121 453 1778

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.7
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,139
81% of 1,400 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
55.6%
First language not English
12.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 119 families put the school first and 150 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 217 (Places 240)217September 2023: 247 (Places 240)247September 2024: 154 (Places 195)154September 2025: 146 (Places 191)146September 2026: 119 (Places 150)119Places 150
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261501190.899%
September 2025Sept 20251911460.8100%
September 2024Sept 20241951540.8100%
September 2023Sept 20232402471▲85%
September 2022Sept 20222402170.998%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 2024All
September 20231.30 mi2.09 km
September 20222.79 mi4.49 km

Every applicant was offered a place.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.7, and 30.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.1 (England 46.3)41.12017/18: 40.5 (England 46.5)40.52018/19: 38.4 (England 46.7)38.42021/22: 40.9 (England 48.8)40.92022/23: 37.3 (England 46.3)37.32023/24: 40.6 (England 45.9)40.62024/25: 41.7 (England 46.0)41.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.746.0
▼30.8%45.4%
▼52.1%64.8%
▼10.9%40.5%
▼3.474.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form15.7−6.5
Sixth form college1.3−1.6
Further education63.1+3.2
Apprenticeship5.1+4.6
Employment5.5+2.6
Not in a lasting destination4.7−3.5
Activity not captured4.7+2.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 23.6 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 25.4 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 29.5 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 29.1 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 25.1 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 25.8 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 25.2 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 30.0 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
20 studentsC (30)Average -0.02
20 studentsC (30.3)Average -0.02
5%AAB or better
66.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2433C- (25.2)-0.17
2022/2322C- (25.8)—
2021/2251C- (25.1)—
2018/1948C (29.1)+0.01
2017/1842C (29.5)+0.14
2016/1758C- (25.4)-0.21
2015/1615D+ (23.6)-0.24

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University52.6−6.7
Further and other education5.3−2.1
Further education2.6+0.7
Other education2.6−3
Apprenticeship5.3−0.3
Employment15.8−2.7
Not in a lasting destination13.2+7.6
Activity not captured7.9+4.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Colmers School and Sixth Form College on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
3 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Apr 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
64%
Positive
57%
Replies
45
4% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼71% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼51% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼58% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼60% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼62% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 89% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲50% agreeEngland 43%

based on 14 parents (31%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 63%

based on 20 parents (44%) with SEND

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