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Waverley School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–19 · Academy

Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham B9 5QA · waverley.bham.sch.uk · 0121 566 6600

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.9
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
0.97 mi
1.57 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · External applicants · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,687
87% of 1,947 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
53.7%
First language not English
60.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Waverley Education Foundation Ltd

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “External applicants” went to a home 0.97 mi (1.57 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.79 mi (1.27 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 90 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 93% 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: 116 (Places 116)116September 2023: 95 (Places 120)95September 2024: 91 (Places 118)91September 2025: 97 (Places 117)97September 2026: 90 (Places 120)90Places 120
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026120900.893%
September 2025Sept 2025117970.874%
September 2024Sept 2024118910.879%
September 2023Sept 2023120950.878%
September 2022Sept 2022116116169%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 2024All
September 2023All
September 2022All
Year 7 – External applicantsDistance
September 20260.97 mi1.57 km
September 20250.79 mi1.27 km

Every applicant was offered a place. 1 more children, who had no preference met, were placed at the school.

The school's own Year 6 pupils have an automatic offer; this is the last external applicant's distance.

Every applicant was offered a place.

Every applicant was offered a place. 2 more children, who had no preference met, were placed at the school.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 33.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade E+ (14.9 points per entry).

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published18/1922/2323/2424/252018/19: 57% (England 65%)57%2022/23: 58% (England 60%)58%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 67% (England 62%)67%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲67%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●107105
▲109105

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.6 (England 46.3)48.62017/18: 41.5 (England 46.5)41.52018/19: 42.9 (England 46.7)42.92021/22: 43.6 (England 48.8)43.62022/23: 43.3 (England 46.3)43.32023/24: 39.7 (England 45.9)39.72024/25: 41.9 (England 46.0)41.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.946.0
▼33.8%45.4%
▼56.3%64.8%
▲75.6%40.5%
▼3.844.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form20.3−5
Sixth form college25.3+5.3
Further education37.8−2.2
Other education1.8+1.3
Not in a lasting destination7.8−1.1
Activity not captured6.9+4.3

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: 23.5 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 21.4 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 31.6 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 25.1 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 29.4 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 22.8 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 21.9 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 14.9 (England 35.0)E+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
49 studentsE+ (14.9)Well below average -0.95
49 studentsE+ (14.9)Well below average -0.95
18 studentsMerit+ (27.7)Average -0.24
0%AAB or better
91.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2452D+ (21.9)-0.47
2022/2345D+ (22.8)—
2021/2242C (29.4)—
2018/1956C- (25.1)-0.45
2017/1841C (31.6)+0.46
2016/1755D (21.4)-0.17
2015/1635D+ (23.5)+0.16

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University65.5+11.7
Further and other education5.2−2.5
Further education1.7−2.1
Other education3.4−0.4
Apprenticeship3.4+1.5
Employment8.6−2.9
Not in a lasting destination8.6−12.6
Activity not captured8.6+4.8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Waverley School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103481), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103481)

What parents said

45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
45%
Positive
40%
Replies
29
2% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼52% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼62% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼59% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼38% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼45% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼38% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼41% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼27% agreeEngland 43%

based on 15 parents (52%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼58% agreeEngland 63%

based on 7 parents (24%) with SEND

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