Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BISHOP VESEY'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Dominic Robson
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,360
- Pupils on roll
- 1,455
- URN
- 137988
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01212505400
About this school
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is a boys' secondary academy in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,455 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 159 | 191 | 191 |
| Attainment 8 score | 75.2 | 75.8 | 77.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.73 +0.50 to +0.96 | +0.75 +0.54 to +0.96 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 98.4% | 97.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 97.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 93% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
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 Bishop Vesey's Grammar 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 | 75.2 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 75.8 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 77.1 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,347 |
| 2023/24 | 1,379 |
| 2024/25 | 1,413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Vesey's Grammar School compares
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School ranked 3rd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77.1 | 5.1% | 14.3% | 1,455 | — |
| Plantsbrook School | 51.8 | 7% | 17.4% | 1,574 | 0.7 miles |
| Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls | 79.4 | 4.2% | 14.4% | 1,236 | 1.1 miles |
| Fairfax | 49.1 | 7.2% | 24.2% | 1,581 | 1.1 miles |
| The Royal Sutton School | 39.7 | 11.6% | 48.2% | 966 | 1.3 miles |
| The Arthur Terry School | 55.4 | 5.8% | 13.1% | 1,758 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.3%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 17.96%
Location
Nearby schools
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Plantsbrook School0.7 miles
Secondary · Sutton Coldfield
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Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls1.1 miles
Secondary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Fairfax1.1 miles
Secondary · Sutton Coldfield
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The Royal Sutton School1.3 miles
Secondary · Sutton Coldfield
-
The Arthur Terry School1.5 miles
Secondary · Sutton Coldfield
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
- Bishop Walsh Catholic School Secondary
- Fairfax Secondary
- Plantsbrook School Secondary
- Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- The Arthur Terry School Secondary
- The Royal Sutton School Secondary
- The Streetly Academy Secondary
- Blackwood School Primary
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Boldmere Junior School Primary
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Curdworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bishop Vesey's Grammar School teach?
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is Mr Dominic Robson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bishop Vesey's Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Vesey's Grammar 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 Bishop Vesey's Grammar School?
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School has 1,455 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bishop Vesey's Grammar School full?
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School has capacity for 1,360 pupils and 1,455 on roll (107%), 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 Bishop Vesey's Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Bishop Vesey's Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bishop Vesey's Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Bishop Vesey's Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is part of BISHOP VESEY'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishop Vesey's Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 75.2 in 2022/23 and 77.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Vesey's Grammar School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School ranked 3rd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishop Vesey's Grammar School's absence rate?
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Vesey's Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Vesey's Grammar 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.