Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Bristol Road South, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9NY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter White
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,139
- URN
- 103563
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214531778
About this school
Colmers School and Sixth Form College is a foundation secondary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,139 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 215 | 236 | 211 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.3 | 40.6 | 41.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.38 -0.58 to -0.19 | -0.32 -0.52 to -0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 28% | 30.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 57.2% | 52.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 12.3% | 10.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
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 Colmers School and Sixth Form College 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 | 40.6 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.7 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,247 |
| 2023/24 | 1,241 |
| 2024/25 | 1,184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colmers School and Sixth Form College compares
Colmers School and Sixth Form College ranked 62nd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.7 | 11.8% | 54.1% | 1,139 | — |
| King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy | 41.4 | 9.9% | 69.3% | 423 | 0.8 miles |
| Waseley Hills High School | 40.5 | 11.3% | 30.7% | 782 | 1.2 miles |
| Turves Green Boys' School | 37.3 | 9.3% | 59.1% | 592 | 1.4 miles |
| King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls | 46 | 9.2% | 50.5% | 740 | 1.5 miles |
| King Edward VI Five Ways School | 75.9 | 4.2% | 22.6% | 1,324 | 2.5 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
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 18 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.13%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.8%
- Persistent absence
- 35.12%
Location
Nearby schools
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King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Waseley Hills High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Turves Green Boys' School1.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls1.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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King Edward VI Five Ways School2.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Colmers School and Sixth Form College ranks 60th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
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- 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 Colmers School and Sixth Form College teach?
- Colmers School and Sixth Form College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Colmers School and Sixth Form College?
- The headteacher of Colmers School and Sixth Form College is Mr Peter White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Colmers School and Sixth Form College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colmers School and Sixth Form College, 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 Colmers School and Sixth Form College?
- Colmers School and Sixth Form College has 1,139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Colmers School and Sixth Form College full?
- Colmers School and Sixth Form College has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,139 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Colmers School and Sixth Form College a faith school?
- No. Colmers School and Sixth Form College has no designated religious character.
- Is Colmers School and Sixth Form College a selective school?
- No. Colmers School and Sixth Form College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Colmers School and Sixth Form College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.3 in 2022/23 and 41.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Colmers School and Sixth Form College rank locally?
- Colmers School and Sixth Form College ranked 62nd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Colmers School and Sixth Form College's absence rate?
- Colmers School and Sixth Form College's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Colmers School and Sixth Form College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colmers School and Sixth Form College'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.