Holte School
Wheeler Street, Lozells, Birmingham, B19 2EP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Adams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,160
- Pupils on roll
- 1,127
- URN
- 103509
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215664370
About this school
Holte School is a community secondary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,127 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 191 | 232 | 231 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | 43.5 | 39.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 -0.46 to -0.05 | -0.01 -0.19 to +0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 40.1% | 23.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 58.2% | 44.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 90% | 88.4% | 79.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
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 Holte 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 | 46.6 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.5 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.4 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,194 |
| 2023/24 | 1,169 |
| 2024/25 | 1,159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holte School compares
Holte School ranked 71st of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.4 | 8.3% | 64% | 1,127 | — |
| Nishkam High School | 51.3 | 5.6% | 32.6% | 668 | 0.4 miles |
| Aston Manor Academy | 44.6 | 8.1% | 70.6% | 990 | 0.6 miles |
| King Edward VI Aston School | 71.2 | 6.5% | 25.4% | 1,023 | 0.7 miles |
| Broadway Academy | 42.7 | 7.4% | 62.1% | 1,222 | 0.9 miles |
| King Edward VI Handsworth School | 74.2 | 6% | 24.4% | 1,365 | 0.9 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)
- 63.96%
- English as an additional language
- 73.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.32%
- Persistent absence
- 28.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nishkam High School0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Aston Manor Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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King Edward VI Aston School0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Broadway Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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King Edward VI Handsworth School0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Holte School ranks 70th 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 year groups does Holte School teach?
- Holte School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Holte School?
- The headteacher of Holte School is Mr Simon Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holte School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holte 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 big is Holte School?
- Holte School has 1,127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Holte School full?
- Holte School has capacity for 1,160 pupils and 1,127 on roll (97%), 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 Holte School a faith school?
- No. Holte School has no designated religious character.
- Is Holte School a selective school?
- No. Holte School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Holte School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.6 in 2022/23 and 39.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holte School rank locally?
- Holte School ranked 71st of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holte School's absence rate?
- Holte School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holte School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holte 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.