Colmers School and Sixth Form College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103563
- Address
- Bristol Road South, Rednal, B45 9NY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1241 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 68.5%
Mixed 11.6%
African 6.9%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other White 2.2%
Chinese 1.5%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other Black 1%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.3
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.09
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 32 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
Admissions
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 195
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 189
- 3rd preference
- 102
- From another Local Authority
- 38
Offers
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 245 133 112 |
| Year 8 | 242 131 111 |
| Year 9 | 235 129 106 |
| Year 10 | 223 120 103 |
| Year 11 | 238 130 108 |
| Year 12 | 21 8 13 |
| Year 13 | 37 29 8 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 88.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 38.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 35.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 14.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 1.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% 73.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 4.0% 21.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 4.0% 20.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 1.7% |