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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield B74 2NH · bvgs.co.uk · 0121 250 5400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 77.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,455
- 95 over 1,360 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 28.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 306 families put the school first and 190 places were offered; 49% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 190 | 306 | 1.6▲ | 49% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 187 | 338 | 1.8▲ | 39% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 189 | 340 | 1.8▲ | 44% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 188 | 293 | 1.6▲ | 47% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 190 | 292 | 1.5▲ | 55% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 77.1, and 97.4% 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 B+ (44.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲77.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲93.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.51 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 94.2 | −0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 2.6 | −0.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 0.5 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210 students | B+ (44.4) | Average +0.01 | |
| 210 students | B+ (44.4) | Average 0.00 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 202 | A- (45) | -0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 210 | A- (45.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 203 | A- (48) | — |
| 2018/19 | 196 | B+ (42.3) | -0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 195 | B+ (42.4) | +0.13 |
| 2016/17 | 193 | B (40.9) | -0.17 |
| 2015/16 | 189 | B+ (42.2) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 75.7 | +2.2 |
| Other education | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 8.9 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Apr 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (380 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 380
- 28% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (8%) with SEND