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SCHOOL PROFILE

Swanshurst School

Secondary Academy converter URN 151403
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,943 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 May 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
Published 13 June 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Girls
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Birmingham
Trust WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,928 1,928 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 1,928 100.0% of pupils
Male pupils 0 0.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.7%
18.9 pts above England
School 43.7%
Birmingham 45.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.7%
7.4 pts above England
School 27.7%
Birmingham 38.9%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.5%
0.5 pts above England
School 1.5%
Birmingham 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
45.5%
878
White British
12.0%
232
Any other ethnic group
10.8%
208
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
87
White and Asian
4.5%
87
Bangladeshi
4.0%
78
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.8% 343 of 1,928 pupils
3.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.8%
Birmingham 20.7%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.0% 328 pupils
England 14.8% 2.2 pts above
EHC plans 0.8% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 5.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 112
Social, emotional & mental health 81
Moderate learning difficulty 59
Specific learning difficulty 44
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Physical disability 11

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.70 pts higher than England
School 6.92%
Birmingham 7.01%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.32 pts higher than England
School 18.14%
Birmingham 20.05%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.49%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts higher than England
School 2.49%
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

99.2% 6.9 pts above England
Swanshurst School
99.2%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information