OFSTED
12 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
660
660 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
327
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
333
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
41.6 pts
above England
School
66.4%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.9 pts
above England
School
28.2%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
41.2%
272
African
12.6%
83
Any other ethnic group
10.0%
66
White and Black Caribbean
7.6%
50
Any other White background
5.6%
37
Caribbean
4.2%
28
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.8%
157 of
660 pupils
3.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
36.5
2.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.78 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.08 pts
higher than
England
School
11.30%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.40%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.59 pts
higher than
England
School
35.40%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.28 pts
higher than
England
School
6.09%
Birmingham
2.18%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
56.7%
34.3 pts
below England
Bournville School
56.7%
Birmingham
76.8%
West Midlands
76.3%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.