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Swanshurst School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Brook Lane, Billesley, Birmingham B13 0TW · swanshurst.org · 0121 464 2400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.91 mi
- 3.07 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,928
- 99% of 1,943 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 27.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.91 mi (3.07 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.03 mi (3.27 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 312 families put the school first and 329 places were offered; 86% 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 | 329 | 312 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 328 | 284 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 328 | 281 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 359 | 280 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 298 | 286 | 1 | 81% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.91 mi3.07 km | |
| September 2025 | 2.03 mi3.27 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.02 mi3.25 km | |
| September 2023 | 2.60 mi4.18 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.70 mi2.74 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.2, and 50.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.67 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103514)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41 | −6.3 |
| Sixth form college | 17.3 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 32.4 | +5.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +0.8 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 103514)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 students | C+ (33.4) | Average -0.09 | |
| 126 students | C+ (33) | Below average -0.14 | |
| 54 students | Dist+ (39) | Well above average +0.65 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 90 | C+ (33.7) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 93 | B- (36.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 102 | B (38.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 98 | C+ (32.5) | +0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 85 | C+ (32) | +0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 103 | C (30.6) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 68 | C (28.5) | -0.37 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 103514)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 73.3 | +2.8 |
| Further education | 1.5 | +0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | 0 |
| Employment | 7.6 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −1.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 103514)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Swanshurst School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103514)
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103514), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103514)
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103514)