South and City College Birmingham
129 Floodgate Street, Birmingham, B5 5SU
- Phase
- 16 plus
- School type
- Further education
- Ages
- 14 to 99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Mike Hopkins
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130461
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216946293
About this school
South and City College Birmingham is a sixth form or college in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 14 to 99.
Ofsted has not yet inspected South and City College Birmingham under its current framework. 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
South and City College Birmingham has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 127 | 62 |
| Attainment 8 score | 13.2 | 11.5 | 16.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.52 -2.84 to -2.21 | -2.62 -2.96 to -2.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8% | 7.1% | 4.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 20% | 15.7% | 16.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
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 South and City College Birmingham 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 | 13.2 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 16.3 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birmingham Metropolitan College0.6 miles
16 plus · Birmingham
-
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College0.9 miles
16 plus · Birmingham
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Aston University Mathematics School0.9 miles
16 plus · Birmingham
-
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy1.8 miles
16 plus · Birmingham
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Fircroft College of Adult Education3.8 miles
16 plus · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Aston University Mathematics School 16 plus
- Birmingham Metropolitan College 16 plus
- BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 16 plus
- Fircroft College of Adult Education 16 plus
- Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College 16 plus
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Common questions
- What year groups does South and City College Birmingham teach?
- South and City College Birmingham teaches children aged 14 to 99. It is a sixth form or college in Birmingham.
- Who is the principal of South and City College Birmingham?
- The principal of South and City College Birmingham is Mr Mike Hopkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South and City College Birmingham been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected South and City College Birmingham under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- Is South and City College Birmingham a faith school?
- No. South and City College Birmingham has no designated religious character.
- How have South and City College Birmingham's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 13.2 in 2022/23 and 16.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are South and City College Birmingham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South and City College Birmingham'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 25 June 2025.