Bournville School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Mar 12 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
141318
Address
Hay Green Lane, B30 1SH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
691 (58% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
24.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
63.2%
Persistent absence
31.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.7%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other6.1%
Other White7.2%
African11.7%
Mixed15.2%
White British46.3%
Caribbean
3.5%
Unclassified
2.7%
Pakistani
2.3%
Indian
1.6%
Other Asian
1%
Bangladeshi
0.9%
Chinese
0.7%
Other Black
0.6%
Gypsy/Roma
0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.2
WritingWell above average4.4
MathsAverage1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
54%
Local authority average
63%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
0%
Local authority average
8%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
103
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
103
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award22
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE51
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE1
BiologyGCSE22
Business Studies:SingleGCSE41
ChemistryGCSE21
ChineseGCSE1
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE25
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bournville School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
6
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
5
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
5
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes56.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher13.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
14
7
7
Year 1
17
12
5
Year 2
9
5
4
Year 3
13
9
4
Year 4
27
14
13
Year 5
25
8
17
Year 6
29
19
10
Year 7
107
60
47
Year 8
117
54
63
Year 9
110
53
57
Year 10
108
53
55
Year 11
115
62
53
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
75.0%
87.1%
85.5%
Further education
67.0%
39.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
6.0%
34.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
2.0%
12.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.3%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
12.0%
6.3%
5.7%
Destination unknown
10.0%
4.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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