Bournville School
Hay Green Lane, Birmingham, B30 1SH
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Mallett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Fairfax
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,163
- Pupils on roll
- 660
- URN
- 141318
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214753881
About this school
Bournville School is an all-through academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 660 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bournville 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 35 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 29% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 45% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 39% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 55% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 114 | 88 | 110 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.0 | 31.7 | 36.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.11 -1.39 to -0.83 | -0.78 -1.10 to -0.47 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 22.7% | 30% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 38.6% | 48.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 13.6% | 11.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
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 Bournville 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 | 51% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31.7 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.5 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 665 |
| 2023/24 | 673 |
| 2024/25 | 691 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bournville School compares
Bournville School ranked 76th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% 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 | 36.5 | 11.3% | 64.1% | 660 | — |
| Ark Kings Academy | 36.5 | 7.6% | 72.4% | 739 | 2.0 miles |
| Ark Victoria Academy | 48.4 | 5.6% | 65.3% | 1,519 | 5.2 miles |
| Star King Solomon Academy | 34.1 | 12.5% | 62.1% | 354 | 5.5 miles |
| Starbank School | 49 | 8.3% | 45% | 2,161 | 5.9 miles |
| Waverley School | 41.9 | 9.9% | 56.1% | 1,687 | 6.3 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)
- 64.11%
- English as an additional language
- 24.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.3%
- Persistent absence
- 35.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ark Kings Academy2.0 miles
All-through · Birmingham
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Ark Victoria Academy5.2 miles
All-through · Birmingham
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Star King Solomon Academy5.5 miles
All-through · Birmingham
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Starbank School5.9 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Waverley School6.3 miles
All-through · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Bournville School ranks 218th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham, and Bournville School ranks 75th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Ark Kings Academy All-through
- Ark Victoria Academy All-through
- Star King Solomon Academy All-through
- Starbank School All-through
- Washwood Heath Academy All-through
- Waverley School All-through
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Common questions
- What ages does Bournville School teach?
- Bournville School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bournville School?
- The headteacher of Bournville School is Mr Simon Mallett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bournville School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bournville 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 Bournville School?
- Bournville School has 660 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Bournville School full?
- Bournville School has capacity for 1,163 pupils and 660 on roll (57%), 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 Bournville School a faith school?
- No. Bournville School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bournville School a selective school?
- No. Bournville School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Bournville School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bournville School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bournville School part of an academy trust?
- Bournville School is part of FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Bournville School have?
- The schools register lists Bournville School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bournville School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bournville School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Bournville School ranked 76th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% 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 Bournville School's absence rate?
- Bournville School's overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bournville School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bournville 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.