Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Woodbrooke Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 1UL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Till
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Matrix Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 774
- URN
- 143438
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214644040
About this school
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 774 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
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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 152 | 149 | 131 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.7 | 47.0 | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.38 to +0.08 | +0.21 -0.02 to +0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 51% | 42% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 71.1% | 61.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 45% | 71% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
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 Dame Elizabeth Cadbury 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 | 44.7 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 783 |
| 2023/24 | 770 |
| 2024/25 | 767 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School compares
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School ranked 46th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 11.5% | 48.9% | 774 | — |
| Kings Norton Girls' School | 56.6 | 6.5% | 28.7% | 1,076 | 0.6 miles |
| The University of Birmingham School | 45.5 | 8% | 41.3% | 1,188 | 0.6 miles |
| King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys | 47.6 | 7.1% | 31.7% | 815 | 0.7 miles |
| Selly Park Girls' School | 52.4 | 7.7% | 55.6% | 803 | 1.2 miles |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School | 49.9 | 7% | 50.2% | 1,193 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
- 22 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report25 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.85%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.52%
- Persistent absence
- 38.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings Norton Girls' School0.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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The University of Birmingham School0.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Selly Park Girls' School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School ranks 41st 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 Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School teach?
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School?
- The headteacher of Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School is Mr James Till, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dame Elizabeth Cadbury 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 Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School?
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School has 774 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School full?
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School has capacity for 650 pupils and 774 on roll (119%), 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 Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School a faith school?
- No. Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School has no designated religious character.
- Is Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School a selective school?
- No. Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School?
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School is part of MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.7 in 2022/23 and 44.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School rank locally?
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School ranked 46th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School's absence rate?
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School's overall absence rate is 11.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dame Elizabeth Cadbury 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 2 July 2026.