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Turves Green Boys' School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham B31 4BS · tgbs.co.uk · 0121 483 2890
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 592
- 95% of 625 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Matrix Academy Trust
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, 125 families put the school first and 146 places were offered; 100% 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 | 146 | 125 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 135 | 116 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 104 | 87 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 93 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 92 | 77 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.3, and 39.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲75.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.40 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103500)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.3 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 84.3 | +17 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −5.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −6.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −3.7 |
Ofsted
Turves Green Boys' School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103500), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103500)
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103500)
Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103500)
What parents said
55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 55%
- Replies
- 38
- 7% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (26%) with SEND