South Bromsgrove High

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 19 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Worcestershire
Unique reference
140292
Address
Charford Road, B60 3NL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1344 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.2%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.8%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 2.1%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.04
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 66%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 54%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.45
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
TourismTechnical Award16
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE34
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE46
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE11
AstronomyGCSE1
BiologyGCSE74
Business Studies:SingleGCSE104
ChemistryGCSE74
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE2
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
333
175
158
Year 10
329
173
156
Year 11
324
169
155
Year 12
181
90
91
Year 13
177
80
97
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
84.2%
85.6%
Further education
25.0%
32.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
52.0%
32.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
6.0%
18.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
5.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
4.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
62.0%
63.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
25.0%
22.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.6%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.9%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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