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Bournville School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Sponsored academy

Hay Green Lane, Birmingham B30 1SH · bournvilleschool.org · 0121 475 3881

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
36.5
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
660
57% of 1,163 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Nursery class
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
66.4%
First language not English
28.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Fairfax Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

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

For Year 7 in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 36 (Places 83)36September 2023: 36 (Places 95)36September 2024: 28 (Places 87)28September 2025: 30 (Places 72)30September 2026: 20 (Places 50)20Places 50
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202650200.4100%
September 2025Sept 202572300.4100%
September 2024Sept 202487280.3100%
September 2023Sept 202395360.4100%
September 2022Sept 202283360.4100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.5, and 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.

In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.1 points per entry).

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

22/2323/2424/252022/23: 51% (England 60%)51%2023/24: 29% (England 61%)29%2024/25: 54% (England 62%)54%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼54%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
●103105
Grammar and spelling●103105

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.4 (England 46.3)43.42017/18: 43.4 (England 46.5)43.42018/19: 39.7 (England 46.7)39.72021/22: 39.5 (England 48.8)39.52022/23: 33.0 (England 46.3)33.02023/24: 31.7 (England 45.9)31.72024/25: 36.5 (England 46.0)36.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼36.546.0
▼30.0%45.4%
▼48.2%64.8%
▼11.8%40.5%
▼2.994.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form1.1−15
Sixth form college1.1−2.1
Further education73.9+16.9
Other education1.10
Apprenticeship3.4+0.2
Employment1.1−3.2
Not in a lasting destination13.6+2.8
Activity not captured4.5+0.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/172015/16: 28.6 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 24.1 (England 31.1)D+England 31.1
2016/17TrendAverage gradeProgress
40 studentsD+ (24.1) -0.21
40 studentsD+ (24.2) -0.22
Applied general12 students— +0.03
0%AAB or better
96.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2015/1640C (28.6)+0.16

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/17
Left in 2016/17
University43
Further and other education14
Further education10
Other education3
Apprenticeship13
Employment17
Not in a lasting destination10
Activity not captured3

Ofsted

Bournville School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
12 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103515), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2021Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103515)

What parents said

62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
62%
Replies
65
10% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼69% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼68% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼62% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼66% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼74% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼54% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼77% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼49% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 52% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (43%) with SEND

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