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Bartley Green School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Adams Hill, Birmingham B32 3QJ · bartleygreenschool.co.uk · 0121 476 9246
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.9
- 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
- 927
- 97% of 955 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 59.7%
- First language not English
- 17.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Bartley Green School
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, 138 families put the school first and 183 places were offered; 100% 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 | 183 | 138 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 182 | 165 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 190 | 177 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 191 | 208 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 188 | 229 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.34 mi2.15 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.49 mi2.40 km | |
| September 2023 | 1.01 mi1.62 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.93 mi1.50 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.9, and 30.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼49.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.56 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.3 | −5.5 |
| Sixth form college | 7.4 | −2.2 |
| Further education | 65.8 | +13.6 |
| Other education | 1.6 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | −7.7 |
| Activity not captured | 10.5 | +5.4 |
Ofsted
Bartley Green School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 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: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 40
- 4% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 57% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (35%) with SEND