Selly Park Girls' School
5 Selly Park Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7PH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Darwood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 803
- URN
- 103498
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214721238
About this school
Selly Park Girls' School is a girls' community secondary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 803 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Selly Park Girls' School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 136 | 156 | 159 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.7 | 51.5 | 52.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.21 -0.03 to +0.46 | +0.55 +0.32 to +0.78 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 60.9% | 47.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 71.8% | 76.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 99% | 76.9% | 78.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Selly Park Girls' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.7 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.5 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 793 |
| 2023/24 | 807 |
| 2024/25 | 804 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Selly Park Girls' School compares
Selly Park Girls' School ranked 18th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.4 | 7.7% | 55.6% | 803 | — |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls | 80.4 | 5.9% | 31.3% | 1,118 | 0.8 miles |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys | 75.7 | 5.7% | 30.8% | 1,059 | 0.8 miles |
| Queensbridge School | 48.5 | 8.1% | 34.1% | 911 | 1.1 miles |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | 44.6 | 11.5% | 48.9% | 774 | 1.2 miles |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic College | 48.4 | 7.2% | 38.8% | 1,184 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.6%
- English as an additional language
- 81.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Queensbridge School1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Bishop Challoner Catholic College1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Selly Park Girls' School ranks 14th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Secondary
- Arena Academy Secondary
- Ark Boulton Academy Secondary
- Ark St Alban's Academy Secondary
- Aston Manor Academy Secondary
- Aston University Engineering Academy Secondary
- Bartley Green School Secondary
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Selly Park Girls' School teach?
- Selly Park Girls' School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Selly Park Girls' School?
- The headteacher of Selly Park Girls' School is Mrs Lisa Darwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Selly Park Girls' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Selly Park Girls' School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Selly Park Girls' School?
- Selly Park Girls' School has 803 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Selly Park Girls' School full?
- Selly Park Girls' School has capacity for 840 pupils and 803 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Selly Park Girls' School a faith school?
- No. Selly Park Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Selly Park Girls' School a selective school?
- No. Selly Park Girls' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Selly Park Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.7 in 2022/23 and 52.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Selly Park Girls' School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Selly Park Girls' School ranked 18th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Selly Park Girls' School's absence rate?
- Selly Park Girls' School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Selly Park Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Selly Park Girls' School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.