Kings Norton Girls' School
Selly Oak Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 1HW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Raggett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,075
- Pupils on roll
- 1,076
- URN
- 136590
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216751305
About this school
Kings Norton Girls' School is a girls' secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,076 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 | 157 | 159 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.1 | 57.8 | 56.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.67 +0.44 to +0.90 | +0.64 +0.41 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 68.2% | 61% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 82.8% | 81.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 83% | 85.4% | 83% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
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 Kings Norton Girls' 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 | 58.1 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.6 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,057 |
| 2023/24 | 1,073 |
| 2024/25 | 1,083 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Norton Girls' School compares
Kings Norton Girls' School ranked 14th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.6 | 6.5% | 28.7% | 1,076 | — |
| King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys | 47.6 | 7.1% | 31.7% | 815 | 0.4 miles |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | 44.6 | 11.5% | 48.9% | 774 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School | 49.9 | 7% | 50.2% | 1,193 | 0.9 miles |
| The University of Birmingham School | 45.5 | 8% | 41.3% | 1,188 | 1.2 miles |
| Selly Park Girls' School | 52.4 | 7.7% | 55.6% | 803 | 1.3 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)
- 28.66%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School0.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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The University of Birmingham School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Selly Park Girls' School1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Kings Norton Girls' School ranks 12th 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Kings Norton Girls' School teach?
- Kings Norton Girls' School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Norton Girls' School?
- The headteacher of Kings Norton Girls' School is Mrs Nicola Raggett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kings Norton Girls' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Norton Girls' 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 big is Kings Norton Girls' School?
- Kings Norton Girls' School has 1,076 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Kings Norton Girls' School full?
- Kings Norton Girls' School has capacity for 1,075 pupils and 1,076 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Kings Norton Girls' School a faith school?
- No. Kings Norton Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kings Norton Girls' School a selective school?
- No. Kings Norton Girls' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Kings Norton Girls' School?
- Kings Norton Girls' School is part of WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kings Norton Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.1 in 2022/23 and 56.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kings Norton Girls' School rank locally?
- Kings Norton Girls' School ranked 14th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Norton Girls' School's absence rate?
- Kings Norton Girls' School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Norton Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Norton Girls' 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.