Lordswood Boys' School
Hagley Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8BJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CENTRAL ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Williams
- Sponsor
- Central Academies Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 659
- URN
- 145120
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642837
About this school
Lordswood Boys' School is a boys' secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 659 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lordswood Boys' School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 69 | 105 | 97 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | 42.7 | 43.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.38 -0.02 to +0.79 | +0.19 -0.13 to +0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 41% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 61.9% | 59.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 18.1% | 34% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
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 Lordswood Boys' 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 | 42.8 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.7 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.3 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 496 |
| 2023/24 | 542 |
| 2024/25 | 654 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lordswood Boys' School compares
Lordswood Boys' School ranked 53rd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.3 | 8% | 51.8% | 659 | — |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls | 56.8 | 6.9% | 31.4% | 989 | 0.2 miles |
| George Dixon Academy | 33.3 | 10.5% | 65.6% | 998 | 0.5 miles |
| Shireland Collegiate Academy | 44.5 | 6.2% | 44.5% | 1,585 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's School for Girls | 61 | 4.8% | 29.5% | 1,033 | 1.1 miles |
| Harborne Academy | 44.6 | 5.5% | 55.1% | 627 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 15 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.83%
- English as an additional language
- 46%
- Overall absence
- 7.97%
- Persistent absence
- 27%
Location
Nearby schools
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King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls0.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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George Dixon Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Shireland Collegiate Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Smethwick
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St Paul's School for Girls1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Harborne Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Lordswood Boys' School ranks 51st 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 ages does Lordswood Boys' School teach?
- Lordswood Boys' School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Lordswood Boys' School?
- The headteacher of Lordswood Boys' School is Mr Lee Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lordswood Boys' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lordswood Boys' 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 Lordswood Boys' School?
- Lordswood Boys' School has 659 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lordswood Boys' School full?
- Lordswood Boys' School has capacity for 750 pupils and 659 on roll (88%), 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 Lordswood Boys' School a faith school?
- No. Lordswood Boys' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lordswood Boys' School part of an academy trust?
- Lordswood Boys' School is part of CENTRAL ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lordswood Boys' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.8 in 2022/23 and 43.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lordswood Boys' School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Lordswood Boys' School ranked 53rd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lordswood Boys' School's absence rate?
- Lordswood Boys' School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lordswood Boys' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lordswood Boys' 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 10 July 2026.