The Coleshill School
Coventry Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 3EX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Brindley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,320
- Pupils on roll
- 1,177
- URN
- 136986
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01675462435
About this school
The Coleshill School is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,177 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 February 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 | 201 | 196 | 195 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 41.3 | 39.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 -0.67 to -0.27 | -0.62 -0.82 to -0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 37.8% | 36.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 61.2% | 53.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 30.6% | 23.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
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 The Coleshill 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.9 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,235 |
| 2023/24 | 1,226 |
| 2024/25 | 1,188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Coleshill School compares
The Coleshill School ranked 32nd of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.9 | 9.5% | 27.9% | 1,177 | — |
| WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) | 30.8 | 13.5% | 52.5% | 394 | 1.5 miles |
| Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst | 31.9 | 12.8% | 58.8% | 1,151 | 1.8 miles |
| Smith's Wood Academy | 32.2 | 14.2% | 64.9% | 697 | 1.9 miles |
| John Henry Newman Catholic College | 43.6 | 9.9% | 41.6% | 1,273 | 2.0 miles |
| Grace Academy Solihull | 44.2 | 12.6% | 50% | 884 | 2.2 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)
- 27.89%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.52%
- Persistent absence
- 25.05%
Location
Nearby schools
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WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)1.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst1.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Smith's Wood Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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John Henry Newman Catholic College2.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Grace Academy Solihull2.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
The Coleshill School ranks 66th 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 The Coleshill School teach?
- The Coleshill School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Coleshill School?
- The headteacher of The Coleshill School is Miss Rebecca Brindley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Coleshill School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Coleshill 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 The Coleshill School?
- The Coleshill School has 1,177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Coleshill School full?
- The Coleshill School has capacity for 1,320 pupils and 1,177 on roll (89%), 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 The Coleshill School a faith school?
- No. The Coleshill School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Coleshill School a selective school?
- No. The Coleshill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Coleshill School?
- The Coleshill School is part of THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Coleshill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.4 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 The Coleshill School rank locally?
- The Coleshill School ranked 32nd of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Coleshill School's absence rate?
- The Coleshill School's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Coleshill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Coleshill 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.