OFSTED
19 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
592
592 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
592
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.3 pts
above England
School
48.1%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
below England
School
15.9%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.4%
405
White and Black Caribbean
5.6%
33
African
5.4%
32
Any other ethnic group
3.2%
19
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
15
Any other White background
2.5%
15
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
10.8%
64 of
592 pupils
10.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 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
37.3
1.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.01 · 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
9.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.08 pts
higher than
England
School
9.30%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.02 pts
higher than
England
School
27.84%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.98%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.18 pts
higher than
England
School
4.98%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.7%
2.4 pts
above England
Turves Green Boys' School
94.7%
Birmingham
97.8%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.