King's Norton Boys' School
Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham, B30 1DY
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr David Clayton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham, Selly Oak
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 795
- URN
- 103562
- Local authority
- Birmingham
About this school
King's Norton Boys' School was a boys' foundation secondary school in Birmingham. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 795 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
King's Norton Boys' School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 145 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.3 | 49.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.17 -0.07 to +0.40 | +0.23 +0.01 to +0.46 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 61.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 80.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 53.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Trends over time
How King's Norton Boys' 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 | 50.3 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.4 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
How King's Norton Boys' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 30.7% | 795 | — |
| King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys | 47.6 | 7.1% | 31.7% | 815 | 0.0 miles |
| Kings Norton Girls' School | 56.6 | 6.5% | 28.7% | 1,076 | 0.4 miles |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School | 49.9 | 7% | 50.2% | 1,193 | 0.5 miles |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | 44.6 | 11.5% | 48.9% | 774 | 0.7 miles |
| The University of Birmingham School | 45.5 | 8% | 41.3% | 1,188 | 1.4 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.7%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys0.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Kings Norton Girls' School0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School0.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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The University of Birmingham School1.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other 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 King's Norton Boys' School teach?
- King's Norton Boys' School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Has King's Norton Boys' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected King's Norton Boys' School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at King's Norton Boys' School?
- King's Norton Boys' School had 795 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have King's Norton Boys' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.3 in 2022/23 and 49.4 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are King's Norton Boys' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Norton Boys' 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 31 December 2023.