Bartley Green School
Adams Hill, Birmingham, B32 3QJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BARTLEY GREEN SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Jane Chan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 955
- Pupils on roll
- 927
- URN
- 136589
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214769246
About this school
Bartley Green School is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 927 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bartley Green School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 181 | 190 | 184 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.1 | 38.2 | 39.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.40 -0.61 to -0.19 | -0.46 -0.67 to -0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 32.1% | 30.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 52.6% | 49.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 40% | 44% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
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 Bartley Green 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 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.9 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 932 |
| 2023/24 | 940 |
| 2024/25 | 928 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bartley Green School compares
Bartley Green School ranked 67th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.9 | 11% | 57.9% | 927 | — |
| King Edward VI Five Ways School | 75.9 | 4.2% | 22.6% | 1,324 | 0.4 miles |
| Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre | 52.1 | 8.5% | 59.2% | 627 | 0.9 miles |
| E-ACT Shenley Academy | 31.6 | 13.6% | 60.6% | 746 | 1.1 miles |
| Lift Four Dwellings Secondary | 42.1 | 9.7% | 67.5% | 534 | 1.2 miles |
| Leasowes High School | 41.8 | 9.8% | 31.4% | 1,043 | 1.9 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)
- 57.87%
- English as an additional language
- 18.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.96%
- Persistent absence
- 34.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VI Five Ways School0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
E-ACT Shenley Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Leasowes High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Halesowen
Other schools in Birmingham
Bartley Green School ranks 67th 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
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
- Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Bartley Green School teach?
- Bartley Green School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bartley Green School?
- The headteacher of Bartley Green School is Jane Chan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bartley Green School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bartley Green 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 many pupils are at Bartley Green School?
- Bartley Green School has 927 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Bartley Green School full?
- Bartley Green School has capacity for 955 pupils and 927 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 Bartley Green School a faith school?
- No. Bartley Green School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bartley Green School a selective school?
- No. Bartley Green School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Bartley Green School part of an academy trust?
- Bartley Green School is part of BARTLEY GREEN SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Bartley Green School have?
- The schools register lists Bartley Green School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bartley Green School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.1 in 2022/23 and 39.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bartley Green School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Bartley Green School ranked 67th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bartley Green School's absence rate?
- Bartley Green School's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bartley Green School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bartley Green 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 1 July 2026.