Moseley School and Sixth Form
Wake Green Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9UU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Reeve
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,475
- Pupils on roll
- 1,413
- URN
- 103519
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215666444
About this school
Moseley School and Sixth Form is a foundation secondary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,413 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moseley School and Sixth Form, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 247 | 245 | 246 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.3 | 39.1 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 -0.78 to -0.39 | -0.33 -0.52 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 30.6% | 26.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 50.2% | 44.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 31.8% | 26.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.4 | 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 Moseley School and Sixth Form 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 | 37.3 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.1 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.7 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,475 |
| 2023/24 | 1,454 |
| 2024/25 | 1,428 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moseley School and Sixth Form compares
Moseley School and Sixth Form ranked 69th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.7 | 9.1% | 64.5% | 1,413 | — |
| Hall Green School | 42.5 | 8.9% | 45.5% | 903 | 0.8 miles |
| Swanshurst School | — | 6.9% | 47% | 1,928 | 0.9 miles |
| Yardleys School | 46.7 | 7.3% | 56.5% | 930 | 1.1 miles |
| Ark Boulton Academy | 44.2 | 6.7% | 70.3% | 877 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.52%
- English as an additional language
- 65.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.07%
- Persistent absence
- 28.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hall Green School0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Swanshurst School0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Yardleys School1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Ark Boulton Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Bishop Challoner Catholic College1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Moseley School and Sixth Form ranks 68th 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
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mr Simon Edwards (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mr Simon Edwards to Mr Richard Reeve recorded 17 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Moseley School and Sixth Form teach?
- Moseley School and Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Moseley School and Sixth Form?
- The headteacher of Moseley School and Sixth Form is Mr Richard Reeve, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moseley School and Sixth Form been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moseley School and Sixth Form, 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 Moseley School and Sixth Form?
- Moseley School and Sixth Form has 1,413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Moseley School and Sixth Form full?
- Moseley School and Sixth Form has capacity for 1,475 pupils and 1,413 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 Moseley School and Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Moseley School and Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Moseley School and Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Moseley School and Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Moseley School and Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.3 in 2022/23 and 39.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moseley School and Sixth Form compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Moseley School and Sixth Form ranked 69th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moseley School and Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Moseley School and Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moseley School and Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moseley School and Sixth Form'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 17 July 2026.